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EXCHANGE_ITF SAP Function module - SAPscript: Convert Styles/Forms







EXCHANGE_ITF is a standard SAP function module available within R/3 SAP systems depending on your version and release level. Below is the pattern details for this FM showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc as well as any documentation contributions (Comments) specific to the object.

See here to view full function module documentation and code listing, simply by entering the name EXCHANGE_ITF into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE80.

Associated Function Group: STXK
Released Date: 16.01.1995
Processing type: Normal fucntion module
Normal function module settings


Pattern for FM EXCHANGE_ITF - EXCHANGE ITF 





CALL FUNCTION 'EXCHANGE_ITF' "SAPscript: Convert Styles/Forms
  EXPORTING
    header =                    " thead         Text Header of Original Text
*   formatwidth = 72            " itctk-tdlinesize  Line width of resulting text
  IMPORTING
    newheader =                 " thead         Text header of resulting text
  TABLES
    itf_lines =                 " tline         Text table
  EXCEPTIONS
    CANCELLED = 1               "               Conversion was cancelled
    .  "  EXCHANGE_ITF

ABAP code example for Function Module EXCHANGE_ITF





The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module EXCHANGE_ITF including all data declarations. The code uses 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 original method of declaring data variables up front. 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).

DATA:
ld_newheader    TYPE THEAD
,
it_itf_lines    TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TLINE,"TABLES PARAM
wa_itf_lines  LIKE LINE OF it_itf_lines
.




DATA(ld_header) = 'Check type of data required'.


DATA(ld_formatwidth) = Check type of data required
 

"populate fields of struture and append to itab
append wa_itf_lines to it_itf_lines.
.

CALL FUNCTION 'EXCHANGE_ITF'
  EXPORTING
    header =                     ld_header
*   formatwidth =                ld_formatwidth
  IMPORTING
    newheader =                  ld_newheader
  TABLES
    itf_lines =                  it_itf_lines
  EXCEPTIONS
    CANCELLED =                  1
    .  "  EXCHANGE_ITF

IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
  "All OK
ELSEIF SY-SUBRC EQ 1. "Exception
  "Add code for exception here
ENDIF.







ABAP code to compare 7.40 inline data declaration with original syntax

The below ABAP code uses the older none in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. It may also be useful if you are using an older version of SAP as some of the newer syntax above, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.

DATA:


ld_newheader  TYPE THEAD ,
ld_header  TYPE THEAD ,
it_itf_lines  TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TLINE ,
wa_itf_lines  LIKE LINE OF it_itf_lines,
ld_formatwidth  TYPE ITCTK-TDLINESIZE .




ld_header = 'Check type of data required'. 

"populate fields of struture and append to itab
append wa_itf_lines to it_itf_lines.

ld_formatwidth = Check type of data required

SAP Documentation for FM EXCHANGE_ITF


INCLUDE 'STXD_PF_EXCHANGE_ITF' OBJECT DOKU ID TX
















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EXCHANGE_ITF - SAPscript: Convert Styles/Forms
EXCEPTION_TABLES_READ - 
EXCEPTION_TABLES_MAINTAIN - 
EXCEPTION_TABLES_DELETE_SINGLE - 
EXCEPTION_TABLES_DELETE - 
EXCEPTION_STATUS -