SAPSCRIPT all about ...

What is SAPSCRIPT?


SAP script is the SAP System’s own text-processing system. It is like other leading text-processing systems. It is used to print preformatted text in pre-formatted forms.

Transaction code for SAPSCRIPT

SE71 - Form Painter

SE71 - Styles Maintenance

SE78 - Sapscript Graphic Management

SO10 - Create Standard Text Module

SAPSCRIPT vs Report

Sapscript is a form that has a layout set as per company standards and can be used for external use too.

Reports generally designed for internal use for internal users.

SAPSCRIPT vs SMARTFORMS
Things that can and can't do:

Title	SAPSCRIPT	SMARTFORMS
Table	simulated by the use of tabulations, so they can't contain dynamic long texts, no borders	True tables, with borders
Main window	can have several ones, useful for printing several identical labels per page	can have only one
XML/HTML	No	Smart Forms generates XML output which can be viewed through the web
Page format	One only	Several page formats are possible
Color	No	Yes
Make copies look different		Use of "Copies" windows
Barcode	Printer-dependent, only works with printers that are able to generate barcodes by themselves (natively or addition of SIMM); few printers supported by SAP	New barcode technology: SAP converts barcode data into an image, so it works for all device types which are able to print graphics

 Development of these forms:

SAPSCRIPT	SMARTFORMS
client dependent	client independent
	It is possible to create a Smart Form without a main window
Data extraction/calculation and form output are mixed together	Separation of concerns: Data extraction must be done once at the beginning, they are passed to the smart form once at the end
	Enhanced Form Builder
	On activation a function module is generated for Smart Forms
conditions like if..endif, case..endcase inside a window	exists as conditions on windows