call transaction 'VA01' -> long texts

[ralf_wenzel_heuristika]

Hi,

requested feature: code a batch input, that fills a bunch of fields in transaction VA01, including some long texts (goto -> header -> text) and let the batch input stop, BEFORE saving the order. the user has to press the save-button, after he has checked the contents.

problem: the long text name is the order no - which I do not have before saving the order, AND: the long texts control in VA01 is not batchable, and even it would be, I don't want to batch input long texts. how can I trick the VA01 into writing the long texts into the (still unsaved!) order?

Our SD user exists are full of coding, so I don't want to extend a user exit (because this would cause many tests).

Thanks

Ralf

[archanapawar]

Hi Ralf,

You can update long texts using FM SAVE_TEXT by passing textname, text ID, text objects and language. But, I don't think it is possible to update it in unsaved order.

[ralf_wenzel_heuristika]

Hi,

I am developer since 1998 - so I know FM save_text. But as I wrote: I don't have a text name before saving the order - because the order no IS the text name.

[archanapawar]

I am sorry I replied. All the best!!!

[raymond_giuseppi]

Try to save text in local catalog (let the standard commit update the database) with key similar to "XXXXXXXXXX"

Hint: You can try to find this (or accurate version for your system) by debug, call VA01, enter some text, start debug and display local catalog of text : (SAPLSTXD)CATALOG

Regards,

Raymond

[ralf_wenzel_heuristika]

I am experimenting with this coding:

DATA:
   catalog TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF tcatalog,
   mem_id  TYPE char20,
   BEGIN OF text,
     header TYPE thead,
     lines  TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF tline,
   END OF text.
 
 * build text header and catalog entry
 APPEND INITIAL LINE TO catalog ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<catalog>).
 <catalog>-tdobject = text-header-tdobject = 'VBBK'.
 <catalog>-tdid     = text-header-tdid     = '0002'.
 <catalog>-tdname   = text-header-tdname   = 'XXXXXXXXXX'.
 <catalog>-tdspras  = text-header-tdspras  = sy-langu.
 <catalog>-id = '000001'.
 
 * export catalog
 mem_id = 'SAPLSTXD' && <catalog>-id.
 EXPORT catalog = catalog TO MEMORY ID 'SAPLSTXD'.
 
 * build text body
 APPEND INITIAL LINE TO text-lines ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<textline>).
 <textline>-tdformat = '*'.
 <textline>-tdline   = 'this is a test'.
 
 * write text to text memory
 CALL FUNCTION 'SAVE_TEXT'
   EXPORTING
     header    = text-header
     local_cat = 'X'
   TABLES
     lines     = text-lines.
 
 CALL FUNCTION 'COMMIT_TEXT'
   EXPORTING
     object    = text-header-tdobject
     name      = text-header-tdname
     id        = text-header-tdid
     language  = text-header-tdspras
     local_cat = 'X'.
 
 * open VA01 and hope, that there is a long text existing 
 CALL TRANSACTION 'VA01'.
 

But unfortunately, (SAPLSTXD)CATALOG[] is empty in VA01 😞

[Former Member]

The EXPORT should be:

EXPORT catalog = catalog TO MEMORY ID mem_id.

[ralf_wenzel_heuristika]

You are right - but this does not help 😞

[Former Member]

Perhaps there is a refresh done by standard coding in VA01.
Although you don't want it you can try in a userexit if the memory id is still there.
If not you can use an own memory id to pass the data to the userexit and fill the SAPLSTXD stuff there.

[ralf_wenzel_heuristika]

But in a user exit I can not determine if the order has been posted by my call transaction. And only in this case (as a result of some IF statements in my program) I want to insert special long texts.

[raymond_giuseppi]

This code must be executed during the transaction in one of  the User Exits In Sales Document Processing, and don't commit the text yourself.

Regards,
Raymond

[Former Member]

Hi,

post the sales order by means of CALL TRANSACTION VA01 or BAPI. Get the sales order number from parameter id or BAPI return. Save the text.
Ask in a loop for the lock entry. If it is gone call transaction VA02.

[ralf_wenzel_heuristika]

Then I have a posted order in the system, which has not been audited. I need the text BEFORE saving.

I am trying to get the texts into the local text memory of VA01 (Raymonds posting), but until now it does not work...

[former_member200338]

I believe you are calling VA01 from custom prog. What if we create a long text with key $000001. hope it will load. once saved when control backs to custom prog, delete it?

[ralf_wenzel_heuristika]

$000001???

[former_member200338]

when we create a new order and go in to the long text, the key will be something like $000001 as order is not yet created. So I was proposing to create a new long text with this key and check whether this is being read in VA01.