/py-sapgui-automation

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SAP GUI Automation via Python Scripting

Tools needed to test things out:

  • VS Code - to edit python scripts and run them
  • Python Extension for VS Code
  • Python installed on your computer
  • SAP Scripting Tracker
  • win32com python module installed

This VSCode tutorial can help get you set up with VS Code, Python Extension for VS Code, and Python Installation:

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/python-tutorial

SAP Scripting Tracker:

https://tracker.stschnell.de/#download

Enable Scripting in application server and presentation server

Application Server
  • Login to SAP
  • Go to tcode RZ11
  • Param. Name: sapgui/user_scripting, click Display
  • Ensure Current Value is equal to TRUE
  • If value not TRUE
    • Press Change Value button
    • New value: TRUE
    • Switch on all servers: Checked
    • Save
Presentation Server
  • On SAP Logon Pad, click the top left menu button, and select Options...
  • Open the Accessibility & Scripting Node
  • Select Scripting node
  • Ensure the Installation Section says "Scripting is installed"
  • Ensure the User Settings section has
    • Enable Scripting - Checked
    • Notify when a script attaches to SAP GUI - Unchecked
    • Notify when a script opens a connection - Unchecked
    • Show native Microsoft Windows dialogs - Unchecked

Additional details about SAP Scripting Tracker can be found in the documentation within the download

Installing win32com python module

  • Open command line or terminal
  • pip install py32com
  • If it was installed successfully, it should be available to use in your scripts

Running this script

Pull this repo into your VS Code editor, and follow the directions in https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/python-tutorial

Note: You must login to an SAP session, for the scripting to work. As you can see there is not login credentials supplied to the python scripting