SAP ICON_CREATE Function Module for Transfer Icon Name and Text to a Screen Field

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ICON_CREATE is a standard icon create SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used for Transfer Icon Name and Text to a Screen Field processing and below is the pattern details for this FM, showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc. there is also a full "cut and paste" ABAP pattern code example, along with implementation ABAP coding, documentation and contribution comments specific to this or related objects.

See here to view full function module documentation and code listing for icon create FM, simply by entering the name ICON_CREATE into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: ICON
Program Name: SAPLICON
Main Program:
Appliation area: S
Release date: 21-Feb-1995
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
Update:

Function ICON_CREATE pattern details

In-order to call this FM within your sap programs, simply using the below ABAP pattern details to trigger the function call...or see the full ABAP code listing at the end of this article. You can simply cut and paste this code into your ABAP progrom as it is, including variable declarations.

CALL FUNCTION 'ICON_CREATE'"Transfer Icon Name and Text to a Screen Field
  EXPORTING
   NAME =  "Icon name  (Name from INCLUDE  )
*  TEXT = ' ' "Icon text (shown behind)
*  INFO = ' ' "Tooltip (if ' ', standard tooltip)
*  ADD_STDINF = 'X' "'X': Tooltip ' ': No tooltip

 IMPORTING
   RESULT =  "Icon (enter the screen field here)

EXCEPTIONS
   ICON_NOT_FOUND = 1    OUTPUTFIELD_TOO_SHORT = 2 

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IMPORTING Parameters details for ICON_CREATE

NAME - Icon name (Name from INCLUDE )

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

TEXT - Icon text (shown behind)

Data type:
Default: SPACE
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

INFO - Tooltip (if SPACE, standard tooltip)

Data type:
Default: SPACE
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

ADD_STDINF - 'X': Tooltip ' ': No tooltip

Data type: ICON-INTERNAL
Default: 'X'
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXPORTING Parameters details for ICON_CREATE

RESULT - Icon (enter the screen field here)

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXCEPTIONS details

ICON_NOT_FOUND - Icon name unknown to system

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

OUTPUTFIELD_TOO_SHORT - Length of field 'RESULT' is too small

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

Copy and paste ABAP code example for ICON_CREATE Function Module

The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module POPUP_TO_CONFIRM including all data declarations. The code uses the original data declarations rather than the latest in-line data DECLARATION SYNTAX but I have included an ABAP code snippet at the end to show how declarations would look using the newer method of declaring data variables on the fly. This will allow you to compare and fully understand the new inline method. Please note some of the newer syntax such as the @DATA is not available until a later 4.70 service pack (SP8), which i why i have stuck to the origianl for this example.

ABAP code using 7.40 inline data declarations to call FM ICON_CREATE

The below ABAP code uses the newer in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. Please note some of the newer syntax below, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.

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