Chapter 03 - Pages & Windows
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Pages & Windows
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Objectives
The participants will be able to :
Describe about the attributes of page and windows
Describe how to create pages and windows
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Pages & Windows
Second Top level Node in the Tree structure
Sub-node ‘Page’ can be created under this node
System automatically creates the first page and ‘MAIN’ window under it
The basic concept of Page, Window & Text element remain the same as in SAP
Scripts
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Node ‘Page’
Three main attributes
General attributes
Output Options
Background Picture
Form Painter shows the individual layout
Page may be called statically or dynamically
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Page: General Attributes
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Page: Output Options
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Page : Background Picture
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Node ‘Window’
Creating a window
General Attributes of a 'window' node
Output Options
Conditions
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Creating a Window
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Window : General Attributes
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Window : General Attributes (Contd.)
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Window : Output Options
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Window : Conditions
In Smart Forms, a node and all successor nodes are processed only if the
respective output condition is true
A condition can either be a logical expression on field values or consist of events
or position queries in the form processing
Output Option & Condition are available in a similar manner for ALL lower nodes
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Window : Conditions (Contd.)
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Pages & Windows: Successor nodes
Broadly Two categories
Basic Node
Contents are actually printed (either as a part of an output area (window) or independently as
part of a page
Graphics, Address & Text
Auxiliary Node
Can be used to control the flow of the layout
Basically used to incorporate the Form Logic (which in case of SAP Scripts was carried out by
ABAP code written in driver program)
Template, Table, Complex Section, Loop, Alternative, Program Line, Folder
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Demonstration
Creating a custom Smart Form and creating pages and windows in it.
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Practice
Creating a custom Smart Form and creating pages and windows in it.
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Summary
The Pages and Windows node is the second top level node in the Smart Form
Tree structure. All print related (actual print and print control) nodes are
maintained as sub-nodes of the Pages and Windows node.
The Page is the highest level component of a print and represents the layout and
dimensions of the page to be printed on.
A Window is a rectangular block on a page that has a fixed position and
dimensions. The logic for printing the contents of the window is written in sub-
node’s of the window.
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Questions
Why ‘Pages and Windows’ node is required?
What are the various types of windows in Smartform?
