Make your SAPGUI Disappear and Appear Again

During data processing, you can make your SAPGUI invisible and then visible again once the process is completed. 

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Report  ZTEST_INVISIBLE_TRICK                                       *
*&                                                                     *
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&                                                                     *
*&                                                                     *
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

REPORT  ZTEST_INVISIBLE_TRICK         .

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START-OF-SELECTION.
*SAPGUI screen vanishes from user screen list

CALL FUNCTION 'SAPGUI_SET_PROPERTY'
DESTINATION 'SAPGUI'
EXPORTING property = 'VISIBLE'
value = ' '
EXCEPTIONS system_failure = 1
communication_failure = 2
OTHERS = 3.

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DO 1000 TIMES.

*doing some work which takes lot of time
    DO 1000 TIMES.
    ENDDO.
*Resetting time counter of dialog process so that time-out does not
*happen. Use this fm within your programs at appropriate locations to
*reset time counter.

CALL FUNCTION 'TH_REDISPATCH'.

ENDDO.

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*Work is complete and now wake up the SAPGUI screen

CALL FUNCTION 'SAPGUI_SET_PROPERTY'
DESTINATION 'SAPGUI'
EXPORTING property = 'VISIBLE'
value = 'X'
EXCEPTIONS system_failure = 1
communication_failure = 2
OTHERS = 3.

*** End of Program

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