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SAP Smart Forms: Editing Tool SAP screen

What is SMARTFORMS (SAP Smart Forms) and how is it used? Within an SAP system there are numerous transaction codes (TCode) that each serve different purposes and provide easy access to a variety of different functionality. One such TCode is SMARTFORMS, which provides access to SAP Smart Forms / SAP Smart Forms: Editing Tool SAP screen functionality within R/3 SAP (Or S/4HANA) systems, depending on your version and release level.

Below for your convenience is a few details about this tcode including any standard documentation. In-order to use this transaction within your SAP system simply enter it into the command input box located in the top left hand corner of the SAP GUI, and press enter. You can also add additional command options such /o to trigger in new window..See full list of command options available.

Program Name: SAPMSSFO
Screen Number: 0100

SMARTFORMS Authorisation objects

In-order to be able to use a SAP transaction code you need to have the correct authorisations setup for your user ID. To check if you have the required level of authorisation to run this use tcode SU53 via a new session (i.e. /N). Simply execute SMARTFORMS and then execute /NSU53 immediately afterwards. A report of all authorisations checked will then be displayed...See check tcode authorisation for full details and screenshots of how to check what authorisations you are missing to use a tcode.

SAP SMARTFORMS

SAP Smart Forms is a powerful tool for creating and maintaining print forms within the SAP system. Transaction code SMARTFORMS provides an integrated development environment for designing print layouts, such as invoices, purchase orders, and other business documents.

Smart Forms offer a user-friendly interface, allowing developers to design forms using drag-and-drop functionality and WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editing. The tool supports dynamic content, conditional formatting, and data retrieval from various SAP sources.

Key Features and Advantages:

Smart Forms offer several advantages, including reusability of form components, robust error handling, and the ability to incorporate logic for dynamic content generation. With its tight integration with SAP systems, developers can leverage data from SAP databases directly.

Additionally, Smart Forms support multiple output formats, including print and electronic forms (PDFs), enhancing flexibility in document distribution.

The tool is particularly valuable for organizations seeking a streamlined and standardized approach to form design and printing within their SAP landscape.

Find the Function Module associated with a Smart Form

When you build your smart form a FM is automatically built in the background that allows you to pass in data and generate your smart form. To find out what this function module is simply follow these steps:

Execute transaction SMARTFORMS and enter your form name




Select Environment->Function Module Name





The Function Module will then be displayed which can be view like usual via SE37




An alternative way is to use Function Module SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME.

Simply provide the smartform name as the input




And it will return the actual smartform function module




This is also what you would use within your ABAP code / print program.

SAP GUI Support for tcode SMARTFORMS

When a tcode is created you can select which SAP GUI it has support for from HTML, Java and the main Windows GUI you are probably most familiar with.

SAPGUI for HTML
SMARTFORMS does not support the HTML web based GUI. The SAP GUI for HTML generates HTML pages for each screen of the SAP transaction so that it can be executed within a standard web browser. Please note there are technical restrictions and possible incompatibility issues with certain browsers which means some transaction functionality may not function correctly.

SAPGUI for Java
SMARTFORMS does not support the Java based GUI. The SAP GUI for Java support provides more controls than the SAP GUI for HTML, but requires a plug-in to be downloaded and installed on the users PC so is less popular than the SAP GUI for HTML.

SAPGUI for windows
SMARTFORMS includes support for the Windows based GUI. Windows(WinGUI) support is the most popular option and transactions can be run under SAP GUI for Windows.

SAP Program associated with transaction SMARTFORMS

For further details and documentation see program SAPMSSFO

SMARTFORMS SPRO IMG Menu Path

Tools->Form Printout->Smart Forms(SMARTFORMS)



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