SAP FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW Function Module for

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FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW is a standard formpainter create window SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used to perform a specific ABAP function and below is the pattern details, 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 formpainter create window FM, simply by entering the name FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: CNFP
Program Name: SAPLCNFP
Main Program:
Appliation area: S
Release date: N/A
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
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Function FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW 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 'FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW'"
  EXPORTING
   WINDOW =  "
   PAGE =  "Page
   WTYPE =  "
*  AUTO_ALIGN = ' ' "
*  OWNER_REPID = SY-REPID "
   DYNNR =  "
   PARENTID =  "

 IMPORTING
   WINDOW_CREATED =  "

EXCEPTIONS
   CREATE_ERROR = 1    CONTROL_ERROR = 2 

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IMPORTING Parameters details for FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW

WINDOW -

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

PAGE - Page

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

WTYPE -

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

AUTO_ALIGN -

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

OWNER_REPID -

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

DYNNR -

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

PARENTID -

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

EXPORTING Parameters details for FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW

WINDOW_CREATED -

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

EXCEPTIONS details

CREATE_ERROR -

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

CONTROL_ERROR -

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

Copy and paste ABAP code example for FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW 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 FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW

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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