ABAP Function Group RS_GENERAL

Among ABAP class CL_RSAR_FUNCTION there are also other useful places of ABAP code important to BW development. This time I picked up Function Group RS_GENERAL. It bundles generic helper function modules that are reused across SAP. It contains following Function Modules:

RRSV_SYSTYPE_GET                                Determine System Type (SAP/Customer)

RSAR_DATE_CHECK_PLAUSIBILITY             Plausibility Check for Date

RSBB_URL_PREFIX_GET                           Return of Protocol, Server, and Port

RSDG_MSG_APPEND_TO_PROTOCOL          Add Message to Application Log

RSDG_WORD_WRAP                                Divides a String into Substrings of Defined Length (Word Wrap)

RSPC_SHOW_DOCUMENTATION                 Display Documentation for a Process Type

RSRA_GET_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE                Returns Default Language of System

RSR_SYSTEM_GET_UNIQUE_ID                  Temporary Wrapper of SYSTEM_unique_ID_GET

RSSM_ADD_TIMESTAMPS                          Adds Two Time Stamps (One of Which Is Earlier Than 1.1.0001)

RSSM_CHECK_ASSERT_BREAKLUXM_ON     break_luxm stuff

RSSM_CONVERT_DAYSEC2TIMESTAMP        Converts Days and Seconds into Date, Time, and Time Stamp

RSSM_CONVERT_TIMESTAMP2DAYSEC        Converts Date and Time or Time Stamp into Days and Seconds

RSSM_EVENT_RAISE                                Trigger BP_Event_Raise; Can Be Called Using RFC

RSSM_GET_TIME                                     Get Time

RSSM_GET_TIME_INT INTERNAL:               Get Time from Enqueue Server

RSSM_ICON_CREATE                               Create Icon with Quick Info Longer Than 30 Chars (132 Bytes in Total)

RSSM_SLEEP_DEBUG                               Sleep Debug User / Sap - System

RSSM_SUBSTRACT_TIMESTAMPS               Subtracts Two Time Stamps from One Another

RSSM_UNIQUE_ID                                   Temporary Wrapper for SYSTEM_UNIQUE_ID_GET

RS_POPUP_TO_CONFIRM_ONLY_ONCE        Confirmation Popup "Do Not Show This Question Again"

RS_RFC_IS_GUI_ON                                Determine Whether GUI Is Available for Popups and so On

 

The functions in there are focused to:

General BW operations: various supporting fields and functions (time etc).

Monitoring and Data Loading/Processing: functions used during BW data loading processes (e.g. RSSM_GET_TIME that handles timing and monitoring operations during BW data processes).

Especially FM RSSM_CHECK_ASSERT_BREAKLUXM_ON checks the breakpoint of SAP internal BW backend developer called Matthias Lux. He is mentioned in quite a few of BW objects I wrote about it here - Most famous BW backend SAP developer :)

Notice the functions in this group are not released to be used!