Easy Handling of Complex Selection Screen

namas1994 · ‎10-22-2020

Introduction

Most of us have faced this problem when designing a selection screen with a lot of fields. For example consider the scenario where you have to design selection screen for an ABAP Report which includes multiple Radio Buttons and accordingly the selection criteria i.e., select option or parameter should be made visible and hidden and also some radio can have authority object attached to it.

So in this blog post you will learn how you can reduce the complexity of Selection Screen Field visiblility inside the statement LOOP AT SCREEN .

The Concept used for Designing Solution

1. Comparision operator (CS) for more detail, go to ABAP CS Pattern Documentation
2. MODIF ID
3. Basic ABAP Coding 😛

Program Requirement

Lets Assume that DISPLAY_DELM EXCEL_UPLOAD & EXECUTE are Authority objects

Need to design selection screen with following fields:

Table Maintenance (Radio Button)
- Table Display/Delete (Radio Button) [Should be disabled if the user does not have DISPLAY_DEL authorization ]
  - Plant (Select Option)
- Excel Upload (Radio Button) [Should be disabled if the user does not have EXCEL_UPLOAD authorization ]
  - Filepath (parameter)
  - Excel Guidance (Push Button)
  - Excel Format (Push Button)

SNP Log and Deployment (Radio Button)
- SNP Optimizer Log (Radio Button)
  - Generate Report Data [Should be disabled if the user does not have EXECUTE authorization ]
    - SNP Log Name (Parameter)
    - Division (Select Option)
    - Calendar Month (Select Option)
  - Base Table Display
    - SNP Log Name (Parameter)
    - Division (Select Option)
    - Calendar Month (Select Option)
  - Region Level Display
    - SNP Log Name (Parameter)
    - Division (Select Option)
    - Calendar Month (Select Option)
    - Bucket Number (Select Option)
  - Transporation Zone Display
    - SNP Log Name (Parameter)
    - Division (Select Option)
    - Calendar Month (Select Option)
    - Bucket Number (Select Option)
- Deployment Data (Radio Button)
  - Generate Report Data [Should be disabled if the user does not have EXECUTE authorization ]
    - Division (Select Option)
    - Calendar Month (Select Option)
  - Base Table Display
    - Division (Select Option)
    - Calendar Month (Select Option)
  - Region Level Display
    - Division (Select Option)
    - Calendar Month (Select Option)
    - Bucket Number (Select Option)
  - Transporation Zone Display
    - Division (Select Option)
    - Calendar Month (Select Option)
    - Bucket Number (Select Option)

Part 0: Data Declaration

TYPES:

  BEGIN OF gty_scn_field_auth,

    excel_upd   type boolean,

    display_del TYPE boolean,

    execute     TYPE boolean,

  END OF gty_scn_field_auth.



DATA gs_scn_field_auth TYPE gty_scn_field_auth.



DATA:

  gv_div    TYPE spart,

  gv_month  TYPE /bi0/oicalmonth,

  gv_bucket TYPE /sapapo/snpbucke,

  gv_date   TYPE d,

  gv_plant  TYPE werks_d.

Part 1: INITIALIZATION Event

Fetching Authorization information of Radio button for the selected user

  btn_guid = 'Excel File Guidence' .

  btn_frmt = 'Download File Format'.



**********************************************************************

** for demonstration purpose I have set the values manually

** in real program you must have set the fields using 

** AUTHORITY CHECK object, if the user has authorization

**********************************************************************

  

*  gs_scn_field_auth-excel_upd = abap_true.

  gs_scn_field_auth-display_del = abap_true.

  gs_scn_field_auth-execute     = abap_true.

Part 2: Declaring Selection Screen

Lets Start Designing Selection Screen

DATA:

  gv_div    TYPE spart,

  gv_month  TYPE /bi0/oicalmonth,

  gv_bucket TYPE /sapapo/snpbucke,

  gv_date   TYPE d,

  gv_plant  TYPE werks_d.



SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b1 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-s01.

PARAMETERS:

  r_s_mstr RADIOBUTTON GROUP g1 MODIF ID r1 USER-COMMAND rad1 DEFAULT 'X', "Table Maintence

  r_log_rp RADIOBUTTON GROUP g1 MODIF ID r1. "SNP Log and Deployment

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b1.



SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b2 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-s02.

PARAMETERS:

  r_s_dsp RADIOBUTTON GROUP g2 MODIF ID r6 USER-COMMAND rad2 DEFAULT 'X',

  r_s_upd RADIOBUTTON GROUP g2 MODIF ID r2. "excel upload

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b2.



SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b3 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-s03.PARAMETER:

  p_file TYPE char1024 MODIF ID f1. "file path

SELECTION-SCREEN PUSHBUTTON:

  /1(25) btn_guid USER-COMMAND btn_guide MODIF ID f1, "excel guide

  53(25) btn_frmt USER-COMMAND btn_format MODIF ID f1. "Excel format

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b3.



SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b4 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-s04.

PARAMETERS:

  r_snplog RADIOBUTTON GROUP g3 MODIF ID r3 USER-COMMAND rad2 DEFAULT 'X', "SNP Optimizer Log

  r_deploy RADIOBUTTON GROUP g3 MODIF ID r3. "Deployment Data

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b4.



SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b5 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-s05.

PARAMETERS:

  r_gnrt   RADIOBUTTON GROUP g4 MODIF ID r4 USER-COMMAND rad3, "generate report

  r_dp_bas RADIOBUTTON GROUP g4 MODIF ID r5, "Base data display

  r_dp_r   RADIOBUTTON GROUP g4 MODIF ID r5, "RO wise report

  r_dp_tzn RADIOBUTTON GROUP g4 MODIF ID r5. "TZone Wise dispaly

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b5.



SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b6 WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-s06.

PARAMETERS:

  p_log TYPE /sapapo/sessionname MODIF ID m1.

SELECT-OPTIONS:

  s_div FOR gv_div MODIF ID m2,

  s_plant FOR gv_plant MODIF ID m3,

  s_month FOR gv_month MODIF ID m2 NO-EXTENSION,

  s_cal_dt FOR gv_date MODIF ID m4,

  s_bucket FOR gv_bucket MODIF ID m5,

  s_date FOR gv_date NO-DISPLAY.

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b6.

Part 3: AT SELECTION SCREEN OUTPUT

Coding Selection Screen Toggle Fields based on Selected Radio Button

Creating a String variable for each radio button.

Initializing the String variable with a list of MODIF ID's which are needed to be hidden.

Setting the respective string variable to the main LV_SELECTED variable so that the Selection screen elements could be set as active = 0.

Similarly, the string variable LV_AUTH is being set based on the user's authorization. and the respective screen elements are being set as inactive = 0.

  DATA:

*    radio button selection variable: to hold list of modif ids to be visible 

*      for selected ratio button

    lv_selected        TYPE string,



*    radio button selection variable: variable to hold list of modif ids 

*      for not authorized fields

    lv_auth            TYPE string,



*    radio button selection variable: table maintenance

    lv_r_tab_maint     TYPE string VALUE 'R3,R4,R5,M1,M2,M5,M4',



*    radio button selection variable: excel upload

    lv_r_tab_maint_upd TYPE string VALUE 'M3',



*    radio button selection variable: table display/delete

    lv_r_tab_maint_dsp TYPE string VALUE 'F1',



*    radio button selection variable: data source selection

    lv_r_data_src      TYPE string VALUE 'F1,R2,R6,M3,',

*    radio button selection variable: snp optimizer log

    lv_r_snplog        TYPE string VALUE 'M4,',

*    radio button selection variable: snp deployment

    lv_r_deployment    TYPE string VALUE 'M1,M5,'.



  IF gs_scn_field_auth-display_del = abap_false.

    CONCATENATE lv_auth 'R6' INTO lv_auth SEPARATED BY ','.

*    CONCATENATE lv_auth 'R2' INTO lv_auth SEPARATED BY ','.

  ENDIF.





  IF gs_scn_field_auth-execute = abap_false.

    lv_auth = 'R4'.

  ENDIF.



  IF gs_scn_field_auth-excel_upd = abap_false.

    CONCATENATE lv_auth 'R2' INTO lv_auth SEPARATED BY ','.

  ENDIF.



*  checking for which radion button has been selected

  CASE abap_true.



    WHEN r_s_mstr. "Table Maintence



      CASE abap_true.

        WHEN r_s_upd. "Excel Upload

          CONCATENATE lv_r_tab_maint lv_r_tab_maint_upd INTO lv_selected SEPARATED BY ','.

        WHEN r_s_dsp. "table display/change/delete

          CONCATENATE lv_r_tab_maint lv_r_tab_maint_dsp INTO lv_selected SEPARATED BY ','.

      ENDCASE.



    WHEN r_log_rp. "SNP Log and Deployment



      CASE abap_true.

        WHEN r_snplog. "snp optimizer log data

          CONCATENATE lv_r_data_src lv_r_snplog INTO lv_selected SEPARATED BY ','.

          IF r_gnrt = abap_true OR r_dp_bas = abap_true.

            CONCATENATE lv_selected 'M5' INTO lv_selected SEPARATED BY ','.

          ENDIF.

        WHEN r_deploy. "deployment data

          CONCATENATE lv_r_data_src lv_r_deployment

            INTO lv_selected SEPARATED BY ','.

          IF r_gnrt = abap_true OR r_dp_bas = abap_true.

            CONCATENATE lv_selected 'M4' INTO lv_selected SEPARATED BY ','.

          ENDIF.

      ENDCASE.

  ENDCASE.



  LOOP AT SCREEN.

    IF screen-group1 IS NOT INITIAL.

*      hide the fields which are not required for selected ratio button

      IF lv_selected CS screen-group1.

        screen-active = 0. "hide field

        MODIFY SCREEN.

      ENDIF.



*      disable radio button for which the user does not have the authorization

      IF lv_auth CS screen-group1.

        screen-input = 0. "gray out field

        MODIFY SCREEN.

      ENDIF.

    ENDIF.

  ENDLOOP.

Part 4: START-OF-SELECTION

Use your own logic based on the selected radio button.

Output

Selection Screen Output: With a multiple Selection Fields & Radio Button

Selection Screen Output: User doesnot have EXCEL_UPLOAD authorization, so the Excel Upload Radio Button has been disabled

Conclusion

Advantages of Using this Approach

The If else branch inside LOOP AT SCREEN gets reduced.

For future changes in the selection screen, one has to add the MODIF ID in the respective radio button selection variable.

Easy Code Maintainaibility.

The Complete Source code is available in the GitHub Repository