Required SAP Notes and Patches

This document lists the SAP notes and patches required for optimal abap2xlsx functionality.

Essential SAP Notes

Document Content Conversion

Note 1151257 - Converting document content

• Required for: Excel file generation with proper encoding
• Symptoms without: Corrupted Excel files, encoding issues
• Systems affected: All SAP systems

Excel Attachment Handling

Note 1151258 - Error when sending Excel attachments

• Required for: Email integration with Excel files
• Symptoms without: Email sending failures with Excel attachments
• Systems affected: Systems using email functionality

STRING Parameter Support

Note 1385713 - SUBMIT: Allowing parameter of type STRING

• Required for: Demo programs and reports with string parameters
• Symptoms without: Runtime error DB036 when using SUBMIT with string parameters
• Systems affected: All systems running demo programs

Installation Verification

After implementing SAP notes, verify functionality:

" Test basic Excel generation
DATA: lo_excel TYPE REF TO zcl_excel,
      lo_worksheet TYPE REF TO zcl_excel_worksheet,
      lo_writer TYPE REF TO zif_excel_writer.

CREATE OBJECT lo_excel.
lo_worksheet = lo_excel->add_new_worksheet( ).
lo_worksheet->set_cell( ip_column = 'A' ip_row = 1 ip_value = 'Test' ).

CREATE OBJECT lo_writer TYPE zcl_excel_writer_2007.
DATA(lv_xstring) = lo_writer->write_file( lo_excel ).

IF lv_xstring IS NOT INITIAL.
  WRITE: / 'Excel generation successful'.
ELSE.
  WRITE: / 'Excel generation failed - check SAP notes'.
ENDIF.

System-Specific Requirements

Older Systems (< 7.02)

Additional considerations for legacy systems:

• May require additional patches for XML processing
• Check for ABAP_ZIP class availability
• Verify Unicode support

Cloud Systems

SAP Cloud systems typically have these notes pre-applied, but verify:

• Check system status in transaction SNOTE
• Review applied note list
• Test functionality with demo programs

Troubleshooting Note Issues

If SAP notes cannot be applied:

1. Check note applicability for your system version
2. Review prerequisite notes
3. Contact SAP support for guidance
4. Consider workarounds for specific functionality

Verification Commands

" Check if required classes are available
DATA: lo_conv TYPE REF TO cl_bcs_convert.
TRY.
    CREATE OBJECT lo_conv.
    WRITE: / 'CL_BCS_CONVERT available'.
  CATCH cx_sy_create_object_error.
    WRITE: / 'CL_BCS_CONVERT missing - implement SAP notes'.
ENDTRY.