ICON_CREATE SAP Function module - Transfer Icon Name and Text to a Screen Field

ICON_CREATE 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 ICON_CREATE into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE80.

Associated Function Group: ICON
Released Date: 21.02.1995
Processing type: Normal fucntion module

Pattern for FM ICON_CREATE - ICON CREATE

CALL FUNCTION 'ICON_CREATE' "Transfer Icon Name and Text to a Screen Field
  EXPORTING
    name =                      "               Icon name  (Name from INCLUDE  )
*   text = SPACE                "               Icon text (shown behind)
*   info = SPACE                "               Quickinfo (if SPACE: standard quickinfo)
*   add_stdinf = 'X'            " icon-internal  'X': Qinfo.   ' ': No Qinfo, no std. Qinfo
  IMPORTING
    result =                    "               Icon (enter the screen field here)
  EXCEPTIONS
    ICON_NOT_FOUND = 1          "               Icon name unknown to system
    OUTPUTFIELD_TOO_SHORT = 2   "               Length of field 'RESULT' is too small
    .  "  ICON_CREATE

ABAP code example for Function Module ICON_CREATE

The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module ICON_CREATE 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_result  
 
 TYPE STRING
.


DATA(ld_name) = 'some text here'.

DATA(ld_text) = 'some text here'.

DATA(ld_info) = 'some text here'.
 

SELECT single INTERNAL 
  FROM ICON 
  INTO @DATA(ld_add_stdinf).

.

CALL FUNCTION 'ICON_CREATE'
  EXPORTING
    name =                       ld_name
*   text =                       ld_text
*   info =                       ld_info
*   add_stdinf =                 ld_add_stdinf
  IMPORTING
    result =                     ld_result
  EXCEPTIONS
    ICON_NOT_FOUND =             1
    OUTPUTFIELD_TOO_SHORT =      2
    .  "  ICON_CREATE

IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
  "All OK
ELSEIF SY-SUBRC EQ 1. "Exception
  "Add code for exception here
ELSEIF SY-SUBRC EQ 2. "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_result
 
 TYPE STRING ,
ld_name
 
 TYPE STRING ,
ld_text
 
 TYPE STRING ,
ld_info
 
 TYPE STRING ,
ld_add_stdinf
 
 TYPE ICON-INTERNAL .


ld_name = 'some text here'.
ld_text = 'some text here'.
ld_info = 'some text here'.

SELECT single INTERNAL 
  FROM ICON 
  INTO ld_add_stdinf.

SAP Documentation for FM ICON_CREATE