SAP FAVORITE_CREATE Function Module for NOTRANSL: Add a Favorite to a folder

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FAVORITE_CREATE is a standard favorite 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 NOTRANSL: Add a Favorite to a folder 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 favorite create FM, simply by entering the name FAVORITE_CREATE into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: PPEGIWLI
Program Name: SAPLPPEGIWLI
Main Program: SAPLPPEGIWLI
Appliation area:
Release date: N/A
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
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Function FAVORITE_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 'FAVORITE_CREATE'"NOTRANSL: Add a Favorite to a folder
  EXPORTING
   IM_USERNAME =  "User Name
   IM_FOL_ID =  "Internal Counter for PVS Objects
   IM_FAV_TYPE =  "iPPE Favorites Object Type
   IM_OTYPE =  "iPPE Object Type
   IM_FAV_KEY =  "iPPE Favorites Object Key

 IMPORTING
   EX_FAV_ID =  "Internal Counter for PVS Objects
   EX_FOL_NAME =  "Name of the Folder in the Worklist

EXCEPTIONS
   FAV_EXIST = 1 

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IMPORTING Parameters details for FAVORITE_CREATE

IM_USERNAME - User Name

Data type: UNAME
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

IM_FOL_ID - Internal Counter for PVS Objects

Data type: PVS_CNT4
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

IM_FAV_TYPE - iPPE Favorites Object Type

Data type: PVS_FAV_TYPE
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

IM_OTYPE - iPPE Object Type

Data type: PVS_OTYPE
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

IM_FAV_KEY - iPPE Favorites Object Key

Data type: PVS_FAV_KEY
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

EXPORTING Parameters details for FAVORITE_CREATE

EX_FAV_ID - Internal Counter for PVS Objects

Data type: PVS_CNT4
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EX_FOL_NAME - Name of the Folder in the Worklist

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

EXCEPTIONS details

FAV_EXIST - DE-EN-LANG-SWITCH-NO-TRANSLATION

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: Yes

Copy and paste ABAP code example for FAVORITE_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 FAVORITE_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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