Overview

easyHtmlEmail is a helpful tool for generating and maintaining emails in SAP using ABAP and HTML/CSS. The tool provides a helper class, Zcl_easy_email, which allows ABAP developers to use HTML templates to build emails. This eliminates the need for developers to manually handle the static part of the email and simplifies the process of creating modern, clean email templates. The tool also offers features such as static and dynamic content segregation, easy maintenance and translation of emails, reusability, and the ability to combine master and child email templates.

Features

• Build Modern e-mails: Generate modern email templates using HTML/CSS.
• Static & dynamic content segregation: Separate static and dynamic content in emails for easier maintenance.
• Presentation & logic segregation: Segregate the presentation and logic of email templates for cleaner code.
• Avoid irrelevant ABAP code: Reduce the amount of irrelevant ABAP code in email templates for cleaner code.
• Easy maintenance & translation of emails: Simplify the process of maintaining and translating email templates.
• Reusability: Create reusable email templates for efficient development.
• Easy combining of master & child email templates: Combine master and child email templates easily for flexible template creation.

Installation

To use easyHtmlEmail, follow these steps:

1. Build your email template using HTML and CSS.
2. Upload the template in transaction code SMW0.
3. Ensure that the template contains placeholders for dynamic values.
4. Set the necessary configurations in table ZMAIL_TEMP_CONF (optional).
5. Create an instance of class Zcl_easy_email and set the template.
6. Pass in the placeholder and dynamic value pairs.
7. Build the email, add recipients, and send the mail.
8. Verify the email in transaction code SOST.

Note: The solution has limitations such as the number of characters per line in the HTML template should not exceed 255, and special care must be taken for text encoding in the HTML template. The solution is particularly helpful for non-S/4 systems, as SAP has introduced a better solution for email templates in S/4 systems.

Summary

easyHtmlEmail is a useful tool for ABAP developers who need to generate and maintain emails in SAP. It simplifies the process by allowing developers to use HTML templates and providing features such as content segregation, clean code generation, easy maintenance, reusability, and template combination. While there are some limitations to consider, the tool offers a convenient solution for email template development in non-S/4 systems.