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Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

2025-04-26T23:43:02.199000+02:00

I created a List Report with a bunch of columns, one of which uses an Intent-based navigation to one of two external target pages, based on certain conditions.

I need to navigate to a different target page (different semantic object-target) based on the value of the column.

Here's my CDS annotation for one of the two targets:

@Consumption.semanticObject: 'ExpenseCenter'
@UI.lineItem: [{ position: 35, semanticObjectAction: 'manage', type: #WITH_INTENT_BASED_NAVIGATION }]   
@EndUserText.label: 'Source'
    SourceApp;

Let's say if the value is "Expense Center" I want it to link to ExpenseCenter-manage. If the value is "Checkin", it should point to Checkin-manage.

How can I make it point to a different semanticObject and Action based on a certain condition? The annotation @Consumption.semanticObject doesn't seem to accept an element, just a string literal.

Thanks

How to change GL account after Supplier invoice is posted

2025-04-29T08:55:54.536000+02:00

Hello all,

Is it possible to change the GL assignment after a Supplier invoice has been posted?

Background

We have set up a list of Product Category IDs which will map to the respective GL when a user does a Goods receipt after receiving an invoice. This is to facilitate general users who are unfamiliar with accounting GL accounts.

Scenario

A user had selected the wrong Product Category but the supplier invoice was approved and posted.

I would like to know if it is still possible to change the GL assignment without cancelling the invoice.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

Nicole

PO approval between multiple SAP systems

2025-04-29T15:28:23.700000+02:00

Hi All,

Been looking through a number of forums but couldn't pin point an exact answer or starting point on how to go about this request from the client.

We're implementing a client's new Operational S4 system.
The operational S4 system will report into a Financial S4 system that manages all capital and will be the control and consolidate system.

We want to operationally execute inventory planning with forecasting, replenishment, MRP, etc in the Operational S4 system, including PR and/or PR to PO conversion.

We also want to have a PO approval process based on the usual parameters of $ and Function.

The approvers for the PO's are mainly operating in the Financial S4 system and would like to execute the approval process from their environment - i.e. avoid logging on / monitoring / switching to a different system altogether.

Question is: how can we punch out / connect the Operational S4 system PO's PO approval workflow to be executed from the Financial S4 system.

Is there a way to have PO Approval process /workflow connected between different SAP environments (different system ID's)?

A workaround for us could be to interface the PO from the Operational S4 system to the Financial S4 system, set up and execute the approval workflow in the Financial S4 system and then interface back to the Operational S4 system when approved / rejected and follow up again.

It just looks a lot more involved, especially for change/rejection processing to work through interfaces than being able to connect a workflow.

Apologies if this is super common, I did have a look, I did see it live in past deployments but couldn't immediately find a "standard" provided way to go about.

Any guidance: greatly appreciated.

thanks!

Fiori Elements (RAP) vs Freestyle UI5 – Best fit for complex UI with IconTabs and F4 help?

2025-04-30T11:13:20.803000+02:00

Dear Experts,

We are evaluating whether to go for Fiori Elements using RAP (OData V4) or a Freestyle SAPUI5 application for a new requirement.

Here’s the context:

OData V4 service is already available, built using the ABAP RAP model.
The required UI layout includes:
- A custom header at the top
- A SplitApp layout below
- On the right pane, multiple IconTab filters
- Input fields with F4 Help inside each tab

Given the flexibility needed in the layout and UI interactions (especially for SplitApp and F4 integration inside tabs), I’m trying to decide whether this is better suited for:

🔹 Fiori Elements + RAP + Annotations + Custom sections (Flexible Programming Model)
or
🔹 Freestyle SAPUI5 with smart controls or custom controls

Questions:

Would Fiori Elements (Object Page or Flexible Column Layout) allow such a layout with minimal custom sections?
How well does the annotation-driven model support IconTab structures and embedded F4 help in nested sections?
Are there limitations or known workarounds for achieving SplitApp-like behavior in Fiori Elements?

Looking forward to expert advice and experience-based suggestions.

Thanks in advance!

Missing annotations in metadata

2025-04-30T13:05:19.601000+02:00

Hi Experts,

We are trying to create one app, that only show the data from different tables, this is to avoid having to create a separate (fiori element) app for each table. Or creating a new app for a new table.
To achieve this we have several CDS view (for each table a CDS view) which will be expose in one oData service V2. For each table there is an interface (entity) view, a consumption (root enitty) view, metadata extension. Service definition looks like

@EndUserText.label: 'Service definition for different tables'
define service /UI_TABLES {
expose /C_Table1 as Table1;
expose /C_Table2 as Table2;
expose /C_Table3 as Table3;
......}

The xml view looks like

<mvc:View controllerName="test.controller.ListReport"

xmlns:mvc="sap.ui.core.mvc"

xmlns="sap.m"

xmlns:core="sap.ui.core"

xmlns:smartTable="sap.ui.comp.smarttable"

xmlns:smartFilterBar="sap.ui.comp.smartfilterbar">

<Page id="page" title="{i18n>title}">

<smartFilterBar:SmartFilterBar

id="smartFilterBar"

entitySet="Table1" -> will be set/bind in the controller

useToolbar="true"

persistencyKey="SmartFilter"

header="Filter">

</smartFilterBar:SmartFilterBar>

<smartTable:SmartTable

id="smartTable"

tableType="ResponsiveTable"

enableExport ="true"

useVariantManagement="true"

useTablePersonalisation="true"

entitySet="Table1" -> will be set/bind in the controller

smartFilterId="smartFilterBar"

header="Dynamic List Report"

editable="false"

enableAutoBinding="true" />

</Page>

</mvc:View>

The problem we are facing is we are missing the annotations in the metadata file. The annotation @Metadata.ignorePropagatedAnnotations is not set. Even when we set the annotations directly in the consumption view the annotations won't become visible in the metadata.
The view looks like

@AbapCatalog.viewEnhancementCategory: [#NONE]
@AccessControl.authorizationCheck: #NOT_REQUIRED
@EndUserText.label: 'test'
@ObjectModel.usageType:{
serviceQuality: #X,
sizeCategory: #S,
dataClass: #MIXED}

@search.searchable: true
@ui: {headerInfo: {
typeName: 'Option2',
typeNamePlural: 'test',
title: { type: #STANDARD, value: 'LastName' }
}}

define root view entity /C_OPTION2 as select from /I_OPTION2
{
@ui: {
lineItem: [ { position: 10, importance: #HIGH, label: 'ReportDate' } ]}
@search.defaultSearchElement: true
key SystemId,
@ui: {lineItem: [ { position: 20, importance: #HIGH, label: 'ReportDate' } ]}
@search.defaultSearchElement: true
key SysteemMandant,
@ui: {lineItem: [ { position: 30, importance: #HIGH, label: 'FullName' } ]}
@search.defaultSearchElement: true
FirstName,
@ui: {lineItem: [ { position: 50, importance: #HIGH, label: 'Days2exp' } ]}
@search.defaultSearchElement: true
LastName
}

We've tried:

annotations in consumption view / annotations in metadata extension
with and without @odata.publsh : true
with and without @vdm.viewType: #CONSUMPTION

Checking the oData service in segway client xxxx /UI_TABLES_O2/$metadata no annotations are found for tableX. after changes we cleared the caches /IWBEP/CACHE_CLEANUP and /IWFND/CACHE_CLEANUP.

What are we missing?

Thanks in advance

Lee

Hierarchy node variables filled in RSROA_VARIABLES_EXIT_BADI do not work in Analysis for excel/olap

2025-04-30T15:12:19.365000+02:00

Please can someone assist me, I have been sitting with this for this urgent requriment and cannot get it to work. What i need it to fill a org unit on the org hierarchy so only from that orgunit and below can be seen. I created the code in the badi RSROA_VARIABLES_EXIT_BADI and did a test in hana studio and it works perfectly. When i pull the query into analysis for excel or olap it does not work - it is looking for a +7000000(orguint) and not the straight 70000000.

Please if anyone can assist I will be so grateful we are running BW4hana with business objects 4.3 sp2

BW (SAP Business Warehouse)

Kind Regards

Lynn

SAP UI5 Binded Text inside a ScrollContainer

2025-04-30T15:20:06.941000+02:00

Hello colleagues,

I am trying to enable an “Accept” button only when a user has scrolled to the bottom of a long text (e.g., license agreement). This logic works only when the text is hardcoded directly in the <Text> control, like:

<Text text="Some long hardcoded sentence..." />

However, when the text is bound to a model:

<Text text="{/long/text}" />

The “Accept” button becomes enabled immediately, without scrolling, which breaks the expected behaviour.
The <Text> control is wrapped inside a <ScrollContainer> like that:

<ScrollContainer id="someId" height="400px" vertical="true" focusable="true"
width="100%">
    <Text id="anotherId" text="{/long/text}" wrapping="true" width="100%"> 
        <layoutData>
            <l:GridData span="XL12 L12 M12 S12" />
        </layoutData>
    </Text>
</ScrollContainer>

It works correctly when I call the function that handles the scrolling inside an onAfterRendering like that:

			this.onAfterRendering = function(){
				setTimeout(() => {
					this.handleScrollbar();
				}, 1000)	
			}

However, I would like to avoid using setTimeout. Any help would be appreciated!

Kind Regards,
Silvio

Editable smart table consumption value help definition

2025-05-02T15:48:55.542000+02:00

Hi Experts,

I created cds based editable smarttable free style ui5 application. Now the requirement is how to filter f4 values based on other field. For example first cell I selected plant in the second cell f4 help it should show storage locations related to plant selected in first cell. Tried additional binding working smart filters but not in smart table. Please help how we can achieve this.

SAPUI5 how to filter at column level

2025-05-03T03:55:04.894000+02:00

Hello,

I am trying to develop an fiori application for SAP S/4 HANA using BTP Business application studio.

Product and Product Description has 1:n relation.

I have two columns in one table and I would like to display both Product ID and Description (filtered language eq English) in one table.

I think I have to use the filter. But how can I apply the filter only to one column? I want to use the filter something like this. {path:'to_Description',parameters:{select:'Description'}, filters: [{path: 'Language', operator: 'EQ', value1: 'EN'}]}

Below is how my table is which is not displaying description. My goal is to displaying description.

<Table id="table" width="auto" items="{path: '/Material', parameters: {expand: 'to_Description'} }" noDataText="{worklistView>/tableNoDataText}" busyIndicatorDelay="{worklistView>/tableBusyDelay}" growing="true" growingScrollToLoad="true" updateFinished=".onUpdateFinished">

</Column>

</Column>

</columns>

<items>

<cells>

</cells>

</ColumnListItem>

</items>

</Table>

Ariba Collaboration Request Conditions

2025-05-05T10:06:19.793000+02:00

Can you please advise if Ariba has functionality that supports the below requirement?

a) Enforcing users to initiate a collaboration request based on specific criteria, such as when the purchase requisition (PR) amount is less than $5,000, or if the PR line is partial or non-catalog.

b) Restricting users from initiating a collaboration request when the PR based on custom fields selections

c) Displaying preferred vendors at the top of the supplier search results page when choosing supplier to collaborate

MyInbox - Refresh tasklist from own component in detail-area

2025-05-05T11:27:45.377000+02:00

Hi Community,
we created several ui5-components (sapui5 freestyle) and we used transaction SWFVISU to customize some workflow-tasks to use our own components. this works fine so far. But when we complete the task in our component we would like to refresh the tasklist, so that the actual task removes from list and a new task is loaded into the details.
So the question is: Is there a easy and general approach to refresh the tasklist of the MyInbox-App from a custom detail component loaded into the detail-area.

kind regards
Matthias

SQL Database Connection

2025-05-05T12:02:09.743000+02:00

Good day,

I am using the SAC free trial and want to connect to an SQL database to extract data and create stories. However, I am encountering the following error while establishing the connection.

Error: A location with an attached SAP Analytics Cloud agent must be configured to create a SQL Database connection. Please contact your administrator or go to the Data Source Configuration tab in System Administration to ensure a location is configured correctly

Also, is it possible to get admin access in the free trial?

Best Regards,

Keshav M

AnalyticalTable: Multiple Requests on Scroll and Data Not Bound When Count Is Missing in the result

2025-05-05T12:33:07.238000+02:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm working with sap.ui.table.AnalyticalTable in an SAPUI5 application and currently facing two issues related to scrolling behavior and data binding.

Issue 1: Multiple Backend Requests on Scroll

When a user scrolls to the bottom of the AnalyticalTable, multiple backend requests are triggered to fetch the next set of records. Ideally, I expect only one request per scroll interaction to load the next chunk of data.

I have set the threshold property on the table.
The table is bound to an OData v2 service.
Grouping is enabled on one of the columns.

Questions:

Why are multiple requests being triggered on scroll?
Is there a way to restrict this behavior so that only one request is made per scroll?

Issue 2: Data Not Bound When __count Is Missing

Due to performance considerations, I tried omitting the __count value from the backend response. While the data is successfully returned from the backend, it does not get bound to the AnalyticalTable.

Here is a sample of the current response returned from the Node.js service:

return {
d: {
results: data || [],
__count: 10000
}
};

If I remove the __count from the response, the table fails to display the data even though the records are present in the payload.

Question:

Is __count mandatory for AnalyticalTable to bind and display data correctly?
Are there any recommended workarounds for scenarios where the count is intentionally omitted and scroll should work ?

Any insights or guidance on how to resolve these issues would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

How to do bulk upload for OData v4 service in 1 Batch and separate Change Set

2025-05-05T15:29:11.114000+02:00

Hi Experts,

I have a SapUi5 App where I want to do bulk upload of records from a Excel File. The end point is a Odata v4 service Entity and I want to combine multiple Create requests in single batch but each create request should have a separate Change set so that if any of the Create request fails, it does not stop creation of any other records.

I have tried below approach as per the documentation here - Batch Control, but it still sends request with single ChangeSet in a batch but I want each request to have separate ChangeSet.

const groupId = "bulkUpload";
var oOperation = oModel.bindList("/WarehouseData", null, null, null, {
      $$groupId: groupId,
});
excelSheetsData.map(async (value) => {
       var payload = {
           IsActiveEntity: true,
           plant : value.plant,
           warehouse : value.warehouse,
           quantity : value.quantity
       };
       oOperation.create(payload);
});
oModel.submitBatch(groupId)

And below is the Payload sent in the request.

--batch_id-1746450894238-202
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;boundary=changeset_id-1746450894238-203

--changeset_id-1746450894238-203
Content-Type:application/http
Content-Transfer-Encoding:binary
Content-ID:0.0

POST WarehouseData?sap-client=100 HTTP/1.1
Accept:application/json;odata.metadata=minimal;IEEE754Compatible=true
Accept-Language:en
X-CSRF-Token:v3SZ-0xnE3T2eBD-FRrPKg==
Content-Type:application/json;charset=UTF-8;IEEE754Compatible=true

{"IsActiveEntity":true,"plant":"A100","warehouse":"1001","quantity":10}
--changeset_id-1746450894238-203
Content-Type:application/http
Content-Transfer-Encoding:binary
Content-ID:1.0

POST WarehouseData?sap-client=100 HTTP/1.1
Accept:application/json;odata.metadata=minimal;IEEE754Compatible=true
Accept-Language:en
X-CSRF-Token:v3SZ-0xnE3T2eBD-FRrPKg==
Content-Type:application/json;charset=UTF-8;IEEE754Compatible=true

{"IsActiveEntity":true,"plant":"A100","warehouse":"1001","quantity":10}
--changeset_id-1746450894238-203--
--batch_id-1746450894238-202--
Group ID: $auto

Please let me know if there is something wrong in the approach I have used to do Bulk upload or is there any other approach I can use to achieve the requirement.

Thanks & Regards,

Vishal Sharma

Custom message missing in Response Headers from a Post/Create request

2025-05-06T18:06:28.358000+02:00

There is a property I need from the response headers in a SAPUI5 app, which is "sap-message". It carries some information after a create request on the model in the SAPUI5 front-end.
On the app with a service pointing to Dev, I do get this property ("sap-message") attached to the headers, as you can see in the below.

The problem is that on the app that is on QA this property is not there, not just that it doesn't have a value, it is totally absent. What might be the cause of this and how to fix it?

Any help with greatly be appreciated.

SmartFilterBar with Variant-Management. Working with 1.96, not working on 1.108

2025-05-06T20:21:02.129000+02:00

Hi Community,

i have an fiori freestyle app running on a onPremise SAP-System with SAPUI5-Version 1.96. With variantmanagment i'm able to add properties of my entity to the filter-fields, store values for filters and save it to variants. I'm also able to manage this variants (delete, save-as, ...).

After changing to SAPUI5-Version 1.106 this variant-management is no longer working anymore. i can add properties to the filterbar but this changes are not saved, also using the filters by adding values into the filterfields with operators simply does not work.
I could not find anything till now in documentation or here in the community-forum nor in sap-notes.

Does anyone know something about breaking changes?

Here a snippet where my smarfilterbar is defined in my view.

<smartFilterBar:SmartFilterBar
 id="smartFilterBar"
 liveMode="true"
 entitySet="F4C_CL2WSet"
 persistencyKey="SmartFilter_Explored"
 initialized="onFBInitialized"
 afterVariantLoad="onFBAfterVariantLoad"
 assignedFiltersChanged="onFBAssignedFiltersChanged"
>

This smartfilterbar resides in a headercontent of a ObjectPageLayout.
Additionally i have a Smarttable with the same entityset and which uses the SmartFilterBar for showing the result. Here a snippet of this SmartTable-definiton.

<smartTable:SmartTable										id="smartTable"
entitySet="F4C_CL2WSet"
smartFilterId="smartFilterBar"
useExportToExcel="true"
beforeExport="onBeforeExport"
exportType="UI5Client"
requestAtLeastFields="ClassId,ClassType"
beforeRebindTable="onBeforeRebindTable"
useVariantManagement="true"
useTablePersonalisation="true"
header="{i18n>Belege}"
showRowCount="true"
persistencyKey="Fi4ClsRPS"										enableAutoBinding="true"
class="sapUiResponsiveContentPadding"
fitContainer="true"
tableType="{= ${device>/system/desktop} ? 'Table' : 'ResponsiveTable'}"
demandPopin="true">
 <!-- ..Table definition inside.. -->
</smartTable:SmartTable>

When adding a Property to the Filterbar (choosing a property in dialog and then clicking ok-button to apply changes) i get the following error in browser-console:
Console log when adding property to filterbar

But even i get this error the property is now shown in the filterbar and the variant has a "*" signaling a change in variant. Saving works (S/4 1809 Backend).

When selecting the such saved variant, the added property in filterbar is not available (visible) and an error occurs again in console. it comes with some warnings from filterbar. Following is a screenshot of that error:
after selecting my saved variant

Any ideas out there?

kind regards
Matthias

SAP SuccessFactors SoD Matrix for SAP GRC

2025-05-07T11:10:04.690000+02:00

Hello,

We are connection SAP SuccessFactors with SAP GRC Access Control to analyses the possible SoD conflicts.

Actually, SAP doesn't provide any standard Matrix or example on how to create it. Since it doesn't follow the permissions/accesses style of an ERP, does anyone have any matrix or examples of how permissions should be included in the tool?

Thanks in advanced,

Regards.

Disable row select in Fiori element List report app with Grid Table and Odata V4 based on condition.

2025-05-09T11:56:51.823000+02:00

Dear Experts,

I have a requirement where I need disable the row select based on backed conditions in Grid table Fiori element List report.

I am able to achieve it with Responsive table where the row is greyed out but its making the navigation to object page disable as well and due to which other column values are unknown.

I need to change the table to Grid table but in V4, I am not getting table object instance in OnAfterRendering event so that I use UI table events.

Kindly please help as this requirement is critical for business and I am struggling because of it.

Help and suggestions are much appreciated.

Thanks,

Best Regards,

Raina

SAP mobile start could not load external app for many supported standard apps

2025-05-13T00:27:06.283000+02:00

While trying to open the app "Transfer Stock - In-Plant" in SAP Mobile Start Application it is not opening and giving the error "could not load external app". There are other apps that are loading without issues and also this app is opening successfully in the desktop and on the mobile browser. Only in the app it gives this error.

There are other apps with such issues as well such as Stock - Single Material, Post Goods Receipt, Post Goods Receipt for Production Order, and many other. One of the example of the app that is opening correctly is Manage Central Supplier Confirmation.

GL account not mantained for KTOPL GALF KTOGR 33000 AFABE 01 TYPE Acquisition: Down Payments

2025-05-13T11:04:01.298000+02:00