SAP POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT Function Module for Text display dialog box









POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT is a standard popup display text SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used for Text display dialog box 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 popup display text FM, simply by entering the name POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: SPO6
Program Name: SAPLSPO6
Main Program:
Appliation area: *
Release date: 15-Dec-1994
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
Update:



Function POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT 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 'POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT'"Text display dialog box
  EXPORTING
*  LANGUAGE = SY-LANGU "Text document language key
   POPUP_TITLE =  "Text of title line
*  START_COLUMN = 10 "Start column of the dialog box
*  START_ROW = 3 "Start line of the dialog box
   TEXT_OBJECT =  "Name of the text document
*  HELP_MODAL = 'X' "Modal/modeless button for help window

 IMPORTING
   CANCELLED =  "Ind. whether text display was terminated

EXCEPTIONS
   TEXT_NOT_FOUND = 1
.



IMPORTING Parameters details for POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT

LANGUAGE - Text document language key

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

POPUP_TITLE - Text of title line

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

START_COLUMN - Start column of the dialog box

Data type: SY-CUCOL
Default: 10
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

START_ROW - Start line of the dialog box

Data type: SY-CUROW
Default: 3
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

TEXT_OBJECT - Name of the text document

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

HELP_MODAL - Modal/modeless button for help window

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

EXPORTING Parameters details for POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT

CANCELLED - Ind. whether text display was terminated

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

EXCEPTIONS details

TEXT_NOT_FOUND - Document not found

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

Copy and paste ABAP code example for POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT 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.

DATA:
lv_language  TYPE SY-LANGU, "   SY-LANGU
lv_cancelled  TYPE SY, "   
lv_text_not_found  TYPE SY, "   
lv_popup_title  TYPE SY, "   
lv_start_column  TYPE SY-CUCOL, "   10
lv_start_row  TYPE SY-CUROW, "   3
lv_text_object  TYPE DOKHL-OBJECT, "   
lv_help_modal  TYPE DOKHL. "   'X'

  CALL FUNCTION 'POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT'  "Text display dialog box
    EXPORTING
         LANGUAGE = lv_language
         POPUP_TITLE = lv_popup_title
         START_COLUMN = lv_start_column
         START_ROW = lv_start_row
         TEXT_OBJECT = lv_text_object
         HELP_MODAL = lv_help_modal
    IMPORTING
         CANCELLED = lv_cancelled
    EXCEPTIONS
        TEXT_NOT_FOUND = 1
. " POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT




ABAP code using 7.40 inline data declarations to call FM POPUP_DISPLAY_TEXT

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.

"SELECT single LANGU FROM SY INTO @DATA(ld_language).
DATA(ld_language) = SY-LANGU.
 
 
 
 
"SELECT single CUCOL FROM SY INTO @DATA(ld_start_column).
DATA(ld_start_column) = 10.
 
"SELECT single CUROW FROM SY INTO @DATA(ld_start_row).
DATA(ld_start_row) = 3.
 
"SELECT single OBJECT FROM DOKHL INTO @DATA(ld_text_object).
 
DATA(ld_help_modal) = 'X'.
 


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