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PROTECT, A–22
A RESET, A–23
ABAP commands SET COUNTRY, A–24, A–30
CONDENSE, A–37, A–39 SET DATE MASK, A–25, A–30
ABAP dictionary, A–34, A–35 SET SIGN, A–26, A–32, A–33
ABAP programs SET TIME MASK, A–26, A–37
QCJPERFO, A–21 SIZE, A–9, A–12
RSTXSCRP, 2–4 STYLE, A–27
ABAP subroutines SUMMING, A–27
calling, A–19 TOP, A–27
ADDRESS, control command, A–6 Conversion rules, ignoring, A–32
Addresses, formatting, A–6 Country dependent formatting, A–24, A–29
AFP Customizing
FormScape, 6–2 customizing projects, 7–2
overview, 7–2
saving entries, 7–26, 7–32, 7–37
B Customizing in FI
Bar codes assigning forms to checks, 7–50
printing, 5–23 assigning print programs to checks, 7–46
BOTTOM, control command, A–9 selecting standard text for output, 7–54, 7–57
Box specifying multiple printers, 7–62
additional resources, 5–27 specifying number of test prints, 7–58
BOX, control command, A–10 Customizing in MM
boxes, lines, and shading, 5–27, A–9 assigning forms to documents, 7–22
multiple boxes on one page, 5–32 assigning print programs to documents, 7–22
maintaining change text, 7–40
maintaining document text for printing, 7–24
C maintaining header text, 7–25
maintaining headings, 7–42
C Option, A–36 maintaining item text, 7–30
Case distinction, A–13 maintaining standard text, 7–44
CASE, control command, A–13 maintaining supplement text, 7–35
Character formats Customizing in SD
description, 3–2 assigning forms to documents, 7–4
inserting print control character, A–21 assigning print programs to documents, 7–4
using, 3–7, A–5 maintaining pricing conditions, 7–18
Columns, 3–5 maintaining pricing procedures, 7–18
Conditional text output, A–15 selecting standard text for output, 7–12
Control commands
ADDRESS, A–6
BOTTOM, A–9 D
BOX, A–9, A–10
CASE, A–13 Data dictionary
DEFINE, A–13, A–29 looking up fields, 4–32
HEX, A–14 printable structures, 4–35
IF, A–15 Data elements
INCLUDE, A–17 naming, 4–44
NEW-PAGE, A–18 Datasets
NEW-WINDOW, A–19 naming, 2–6
PERFORM, A–19 Date fields, A–30
POSITION, A–9, A–11 Date fields, formatting, A–25
PRINT-CONTROL, A–21 DEFINE, control command, A–13, A–29

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Documentation time fields, A–37

description, 3–2 value of counter, A–29
using, 3–10 value of counter, changing, A–5
Forms
adding boxes, lines, and shading, 5–27
F architecture, 1–3
Fields assigning to checks, 7–50
adding to print structures, 4–41 assigning to documents, 7–4, 7–22
adding to windows, 4–38 available on CD-ROM, 2–2, 2–3
determining whether included in a table, 4–36 compared to other SAP output, 1–3
looking up in the data dictionary, 4–32 components, overview, 3–2
moving, 4–20 content management, 1–5, 1–6
naming, 4–44 copying, 2–2, 2–7, 4–2
printable, 4–32 copying standard printer types, 5–11
removing, 4–28 dataset names, 2–6
Fill characters, A–31 default language, 2–10
Floating point numbers, setting exponent, A–31 defining print controls for macros, 5–14
Fonts, 3–4, 3–5 examples, 1–2
Footers form management tools, 1–5
defining footer text in a window, A–9 form managment tools. See also PC Editor. See also Form
selecting standard text, 7–54 Painter
Form layout importing, 2–3
aligning windows to grid, 4–18 including company logos as a PCL-5 macro, 5–10
changing margin positions of windows, 4–14 including company logos on forms, 5–3
changing window position or size, 4–12, 4–13 including print controls, 5–17
creating new windows, 4–7 introduction, 1–2
removing windows, 4–16 layout. See Form layout
renaming windows, 4–9 layout management, 1–5
Form Painter naming, 2–7
accessing the PC Editor, 1–6 object names, 2–6
adding new fields, 4–38 printing bar codes, 5–23
administrative screen, 1–5, 1–6 printing company logos, 5–2
aligning windows to grid, 4–18 process description, 1–2, 1–4
changing window position or size, 4–12, 4–13 runtime environment process, 1–4
creating new windows, 4–7 sample printouts. See Sample printouts. See Appendix B
design window, 1–5, 5–6, 5–17 standard, 2–7, 4–2, 7–5
graphical functionality, 3–2, 3–9, 4–6 test printing, 4–4
layout management, 1–5 using Form Painter, 1–5
manipulating form layout, 4–6 using the PC Editor, 1–5
modifying forms, 5–7, 5–18
removing windows, 4–16 G
renaming windows, 4–9
Formatting options Getting started with forms, 2–1
conversion rules, ignoring, A–5, A–32
country dependent formatting, A–5, A–29
date fields, A–5, A–30 H
fill characters, A–5, A–31 Headers
floating numbers, setting exponent, A–5 administrative information, 3–4
floating point numbers, setting exponent, A–31 default settings, 3–4
initial values, suppressing, A–37 description, 3–2
leading sign left, A–5, A–32 header data, 4–35
leading sign right, A–5, A–32 header text, A–27
leading signs, omitting, A–5, A–34 maintaining text, 7–25
leading zeros, omitting, A–5, A–33 selecting standard text, 7–54
number of decimals, A–5, A–33 using, 3–4
offset, A–5, A–33 Hewlett Packard
output length, A–35, A–36 Electronic-Forms Solution, 6–6
overview, A–5 Flash SIMM, 6–8
pretext/posttext, A–35 JetCAPS Bar SIMM, 6–7
right-justified output, A–36 HEX, control command, A–14
space compression, A–36 Hexidecimal data, A–14
thousands separator, omitting, A–5, A–34

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K, A–32
I R, A–36
I Option, A–37 S, A–34
IF, control command, A–15 T, A–34
IMG Z, A–33
accessing, 7–2 Output
SAP Reference IMG, 7–3 length, A–35, A–36
Implementation Guide. See IMG right justified, A–36
INCLUDE, control command, A–17 Output formatting, A–3
Initial values
suppressing, A–37
P
Page break, protecting, A–22
J Page format, 3–4
JetForm Page layout
Output Pak, 6–10 description, 3–2
JetForm Central, 6–10 using, 3–8
JetForm Design, 6–10 Paragraph formats
description, 3–2
using, 3–5
K PC Editor
K Option, A–32 accessing from Form Painter, 1–6
accessing without Form Painter, 1–7
content management, 1–6
L inserting information, 5–7, 5–8, 5–19, 5–20, 5–28
inserting or deleting lines, 4–25
Layout sets moving fields, 4–20
standard, 5–2 moving tabs, 4–21
Leading sign left, A–32 removing fields, 4–28
Leading sign right, A–32 PCC. See Preconfigured client
Leading signs, omitting, A–34 PERFORM, control command, A–19
Leading zeros, omitting, A–33 POSITION, control command, A–9, A–11
Line items, 3–5 Preconfigured client
Lines copying forms between clients, 2–7
inserting or deleting, 4–25 default language, 2–10
removing fields by deleting lines, 4–28 introduction, 2–2
Logos naming copied forms, 2–7
converting to SAPscript standard text, 5–3 Pretext/Posttext, A–35
including as a macro on PCL-5 printer, 5–10 Print control, 5–14, 5–16, 5–17
including on forms, 5–3 Print programs
printing, 5–2 assigning to checks, 7–46
assigning to documents, 7–4, 7–22
M Print sequence, 7–27, 7–29, 7–33, 7–38, 7–39
Print structures
Measurement adding fields, 4–41
units of, 3–4, 3–6, 4–19, 5–29, 5–30, A–10 PRINT-CONTROL, control command, A–21
Printing
bar codes, 5–23
N creating variants, 7–58, 7–62
NEW-PAGE, control command, A–18 logos, 5–2
NEW-WINDOW, control command, A–19 specifying multiple printers, 7–62
Number of decimals, A–33 specifying number of test prints, 7–58
test printing forms, 4–4
Printing priority, 7–33
O Program symbols, adding, A–27
PROTECT, control command, A–22
Objects Purchase order
naming, 2–6 header text, 7–25
Offset, A–33
Options
C, A–36 R
I, A–37
R Option, A–36

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Reports, 1–3 Thousands separator, omitting, A–34

RESET, control command, A–23 Time fields, A–37
Resetting numbering, A–23 Time fields, formatting, A–26
TOP, control command, A–27
S
U
S Option, A–34
Sample printouts User exits, 4–42, 4–44
Account Statement Form, B–3
Credit Memo Form, B–4
Debit Memo Form, B–5 V
Delivery Note Form, B–6 Value assignment to text symbols, A–13
Invoice Form, B–7 Value of counter, changing, A–29
Prenumbered Check Form, B–9, B–10 Variables
Preprinted Invoice Form, B–8 ABAP programming needed to fill, 4–44
Remittance Advice Form, B–11 formatting, A–5
Sales Order Confirmation Form, B–12 naming, 4–41
Unnumbered Check Form, B–13 no ABAP programming needed to fill, 4–44
SAP Business Workflow, 1–3 syntax, 3–10
SAPforms, 1–3 system, A–38
SAPscript Variants
composer, A–3 creating, for print programs, 7–58, 7–62
control commands, A–3, A–6. See also Control commands
conversion routines, A–32
editor, 3–8, A–3, A–6 W
system variables, A–38
SAPscript basics, 3–1 Windows
SAPscript forms. See Forms adding fields to print structures, 4–41
SET COUNTRY, control command, A–24, A–30 adding new fields, 4–38
SET DATE MASK, control command, A–25, A–30 determining whether fields are included in a table, 4–36
SET SIGN, control command, A–26, A–32, A–33 inserting or deleting lines, 4–25
SET TIME MASK, control command, A–26, A–37 looking up fields in the data dictionary, 4–32
Sign position (+/-), formatting, A–26 moving fields, 4–20
SIZE, control command, A–9, A–12 moving tabs, 4–21
Space compression, A–36 removing fields by deleting lines, 4–28
Standard text types, 3–8
maintaining, 7–44
selecting for output, 7–12, 7–54, 7–57 Z
Starting with form modifications, 4–1
STYLE, control command, A–27 Z Option, A–33
SUMMING, control command, A–27

T
T Option, A–34
Tables
ABAP programming needed to fill variables, 4–44
determining whether fields are included, 4–36
no ABAP programming needed to fill variables, 4–44
Tabs, 3–5, 4–31
moving, 4–21
Text Editor
inserting or deleting lines, 4–25
moving fields, 4–20
moving tabs, 4–21
removing fields, 4–28
Text style, formatting, A–27
Third-party solutions
AFP FormScape, 6–2
HP E-Forms solution, 6–6
HP Flash SIMM, 6–8
HP JetCAPS Bar SIMM, 6–7

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