Working With The Form Interface (SAP Library - Desktop Office Integration (BC-CI))

Working With The Form Interface

Purpose

The form interface allows you to load data from the R/3 System into a form in a desktop office application and return them from the application to the R/3 System after the form has been processed. The desktop office application must support this interface (see the method has_form_interface).

Prerequisites

You must create the instance document for document management before you can use the interface.

Process flow

1. Declare an instance for the central object of the Office Integration with reference to the interface i_oi_form:

DATA form TYPE REF TO i_oi_form.

2. Use the method get_form_interface on the document instance for document management to create the instance for the form interface.

3. Use the methods of the form interface:

Methods of the form interface

Method	Function
set_data	Passes the data from the R/3 System to the desktop application.
get_data	Transfers the contents of the form in the desktop application to the R/3 System.
add_field	Adds a form field.
delete_fields	Deletes a form field in the desktop application.
disconnect_fields	Terminates the connection between the form field and the R/3 System.
get_form_fields	Reads the form fields from the desktop application.
protect	Controls whether the document can accept input.
set_modus	Changes the display mode.

Note

Remember that you should include error handling after each method call.

Note

Any parameters not contained in the individual method descriptions are listed under Generic Parameters.