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PDF within dynpro

jack_graus2
Active Contributor

‎09-30-2023 12:56 PM

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Hello, I do use CL_GUI_HTML_VIEWER->SHOW_URL to display a PDF in an SAP gui dynpro. Find the ABAP code part below. The dynpro is showing logistics invoice data where the PDF is part of the screen. This works as expected. However, when the connection to SAP application server is slow or for PDF holding a lot of data then the dynpro will not be displayed until the complete PDF is loaded into the SAP gui.

Is it possible to display the dynpro data immediately and PDF the moment it is fully loaded into the SAP gui ? Comparable to what web browsers do.

  METHOD DOCUMENT.
    DATA:
      ls_document_data TYPE sofolenti1,
      lt_data          TYPE solix_tab,
      lv_url           TYPE url.

*   Read document
    CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_READ_API1'
      EXPORTING
        document_id                = CONV so_entryid( is_link-instid_b )
      IMPORTING
        document_data              = ls_document_data
      TABLES
        contents_hex               = lt_data
      EXCEPTIONS
        document_id_not_exist      = 1
        operation_no_authorization = 2
        x_error                    = 3
        OTHERS                     = 4.
    CHECK syst-subrc EQ 0.

*   Update viewer document
    go_viewer->load_data(
      EXPORTING
        url                    = ls_document_data-obj_descr
        type                   = 'application'
        subtype                = ls_document_data-obj_type
      IMPORTING
        assigned_url           = lv_url
      CHANGING
        data_table             = lt_data
      EXCEPTIONS
        dp_invalid_parameter   = 1
        dp_error_general       = 2
        cntl_error             = 3
        html_syntax_notcorrect = 4
        OTHERS                 = 5 ).
    CHECK syst-subrc EQ 0.

*   Show viewer
    go_viewer->show_url(
      EXPORTING
        url                    = lv_url
      EXCEPTIONS
        cntl_error             = 1
        cnht_error_not_allowed = 2
        cnht_error_parameter   = 3
        dp_error_general       = 4
        OTHERS                 = 5 ).
    CHECK syst-subrc EQ 0.
  ENDMETHOD.
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Sandra_Rossi
Active Contributor

‎09-30-2023 3:11 PM

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I would create a Z ICF service to return the PDF and display it via SHOW_URL. It would load asynchronously. There are more details in the forum about ICF services (e.g. Creating a GOS attachment with SAPUI5 | SAP Blogs). In case your PDF is a GOS attachment, I don't know a standard ICF service for that.