Homelab, Linux, JS & ABAP (~˘▾˘)~
 

Year: 2025

YouTube

[YouTube] ReVanced Disable AI Translation

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Just learned from here, that you can get rid of those super annoying AI translations on YouTube ReVanced by changing the following settings:

ReVanced Settings → Miscellaneous → Spoof Video Streams → Standard Client → Android VR → Standard Audio Language for VR → Select an uncommon language like Tamil, which is not supported

It seems like, if it can’t translate to the chosen one, it uses the default language as “fallback”.

I really wonder why YouTube does this. Does this AI autodub feature really lead to higher view counts? I can’t believe that.

SuccessFactors

[SuccessFactors] Insert balances via TimeAccountDetail API

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I had the task to insert additional vacation days to the TimeAccount of some employees. To do this, you have to insert some new entries in the related TimeAccountDetail entity.

The official documentation states that you can create a TimeAccountDetail via UPSERT, and there is even an example. A very bad formatted example….

But to me, it was unclear, what I have to provide as externalCode. Obviously, TimeAccount_externalCode required the externalCode of the TimeAccount, which the entry should belong to. But I was expecting that the TimeAccountDetail externalCode should be created, when UPSERTing the entry. Somehow the documentation is missing some explanation here… But in the note 2243841 I found the missing hint:

While using API calls, Successfactors system would not generate unique external Code for TimeAccountDetail API. You will have to explicitly provide external code which should be unique.

Ok, so simply provide a random externalCode. Following my UPSERT Request:

### The related TimeAccount, where the entry should belong to. Can be fetched via another API call
@TimeAccount_externalCode=aac183cdc57242cb9f7454131f0da069

### Create a random TimeAccountDetail externalCode 
@externalCode=70b54990b44440fab4c5084c971cc744

### Insert balances
GET {{$dotenv sf_api_url}}/odata/v2/upsert
Authorization: Basic {{$dotenv sf_api_auth_base64}}
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{ 
  "__metadata" : {
    "uri" : "http://my-sf-demo-api-server/odata/v2/TimeAccountDetail(TimeAccount_externalCode='{{TimeAccount_externalCode}}',externalCode='{{externalCode}}')", 
    "type" : "SFOData.TimeAccountDetail"
  },
  "TimeAccount_externalCode" : "{{TimeAccount_externalCode}}", 
  "externalCode" : "{{externalCode}}", 
  "bookingUnit" : "DAYS", 
  "bookingType" : "MANUAL_ADJUSTMENT", 
  "bookingDate" : "\/Date(1747872000000)\/", 
  "bookingAmount" : "1", 
  "comment" : "Urlaub"
}

But what ever I tried as externalCode, it always failed…

In note 2243841, there is also the last sentence:

We generally do not suggest to use Upsert operation for TimeAccountDetail OData API due to external code limitation.

This confused me even more, but as the note is from 2016, I thought it could be outdated, and the official API documentation is correct. But it seems the opposite is right….
When trying a normal POST instead of an UPSERT, it immediately worked.

### The related TimeAccount, where the entry should belong to. Can be fetched via another API call
@TimeAccount_externalCode=aac183cdc57242cb9f7454131f0da069

### Create a random TimeAccountDetail externalCode 
@externalCode=70b54990b44440fab4c5084c971cc744

### Insert balances
POST {{$dotenv sf_api_url}}/odata/v2/TimeAccountDetail
Authorization: Basic {{$dotenv sf_api_auth_base64}}
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{ 
  "TimeAccount_externalCode" : "{{TimeAccount_externalCode}}", 
  "externalCode" : "{{externalCode}}", 
  "bookingUnit" : "DAYS", 
  "bookingType" : "MANUAL_ADJUSTMENT", 
  "bookingDate" : "\/Date(1747872000000)\/", 
  "bookingAmount" : "1", 
  "comment" : "Urlaub"
}

Not sure if I did something wrong when using UPSERT, but why should I even use an UPSERT, if I can simply use a normal POST request. Once again, poor SAP documentation has cost me a lot of my lifetime…

CAP

[CAP] CQL Expand two levels deep

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I’ve already made a post about expanding compositions or associations (see here), but this time I had to extend two levels deep.

My entity structure looked something to this:

entity Header: cuid, managed {
    Items           : Composition of many Header.Items
                          on Items.purgeRun = $self;
}

entity Header.Items : cuid, managed {
    file            : Association to Files @mandatory @assert.target;
    header: Association to Header;
}

entity Files : cuid, managed {          
    content         : LargeBinary @Core.MediaType: mediaType  @Core.ContentDisposition.Filename: fileName  @Core.ContentDisposition.Type: 'inline';
    mediaType       : String      @Core.IsMediaType: true;
    fileName        : String      @mandatory;
    size            : Integer;
}

It is possible to query all data in a single HTTP call using $expand twice.

### Header + Items + File
GET {{server}}/odata/v4/service/MainEntity/{{ID}}
?$expand=Items($expand=file)
Authorization: Basic {{username}} {{password}}

However, if you want to fetch the same data using CQL, the following query is required:

        const data = await SELECT(Header, ID)
            .columns(h => {
                h('*')
                h.Items(i => {
                    i('*')
                    i.file(f => f('*'))
                })
            })

This syntax is really hard to remember…

Android

[Android] Taschenlampe einschalten durch seitliches Schütteln

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Durch Zufall habe ich letztens herausgefunden, dass man die Taschenlampe des Smartphones durch seitliches Schütteln einschalten kann, sofern man es in den Einstellungen aktiviert hat. Ich muss sagen, ich nutze es quasi täglich und es hat mein Leben verändert 😀

Einstellungen → System → Touch-Gesten & Bewegungen → Moto-Gesten → Hacken (Taschenlampe mit der Hack-Geste ein-/ausschalten)

ABAP, HR

[ABAP] Ermittle Sachkonto zu symbolischen Konto aus FI System

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DATA(service_manager) = NEW cl_hrpp_ws_service_manager( ).

SELECT * INTO TABLE @DATA(lt_t52el) FROM t52el  WHERE molga = '01' AND symko <> @space AND endda >= @pn-begps. " Verknüpfung Lohnart zu symbolischen Konto
SELECT * INTO TABLE @DATA(lt_t52ek) FROM t52ek.                                                                " Symbolische Konten
SELECT * INTO TABLE @DATA(lt_t52ep) FROM t52ep.                                                                " Kontierungsarten

 LOOP AT lt_t52el INTO DATA(ls_t52el). " Ermittle je Lohnart die symbolischen Konten (1:n)

      TRY.
          DATA(ls_t52ek) = lt_t52ek[ symko = ls_t52el-symko ].   " Ermittele Kontierungsart
          DATA(ls_t52ep) = lt_t52ep[ koart = ls_t52ek-koart ].   " Ermittele Typ des symbolischen Kontos
          DATA(process)  = CONV ktosl( 'HR' && ls_t52ep-kttyp ).
        CATCH cx_sy_itab_line_not_found.
          CONTINUE.
      ENDTRY.

      service_manager->hrpp_fi_acct_det_hr( EXPORTING companycode        = pernr-bukrs
                                                      process            = process              " Vorgangsschlüssel
                                                      symb_acct          = ls_t52el-symko
                                                      eg_acct_det        = CONV #( '1' )        " Überleitung FI/CO: Mitarbeitergruppierung Kontenfindung: alle Mitarbeiter
                                            IMPORTING gl_account_debit   = DATA(account_debit)
                                                      gl_account_credit  = DATA(account_credit)
                                                      return_tab         = DATA(return_tab) ).
      IF line_exists( return_tab[ type = 'E' ] ).
        CONTINUE.
      ENDIF.

      " Lese Sachkonto Text
      service_manager->hrpp_gl_acc_getdetail( EXPORTING companycode    = pernr-bukrs
                                                        glacct         = account_debit
                                                        language       = sy-langu
                                                        text_only      = abap_true
                                              IMPORTING account_detail = DATA(account_detail) ).

 ENDLOOP.
SAP

[SAP] System upgrade – Find related notes

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Brief overview of how to find all notes contained in the installed SPs during a system patch.

First, look up the new SP level for a specific component. For example, if the old SP level was 0026 and the patch it is 0028, you need to check the notes for SP 0027 and 0028.

Then open the SAP Software center: https://me.sap.com/softwarecenter (or via https://support.sap.com/en/index.html and click on Software Downloads)

Search for component UIHR002

Click on “Maintenance Software Component”

Click on “SUPPORT PACKAGES”

Choose a package you want to view the notes for and click on “Content Info”

Now it will list all notes which are included

YouTube

[YouTube] Android App Gestures

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I don’t remember exactly when and how I found all this out, but I have noticed that many people don’t know many features/gestures.

  • If you double tap with one finger on the left or right of the screen, you can skip 10 seconds (I guess most people know this). If you tap more often, it can skip multiples of 10 seconds.
  • If you double tap with two fingers, you can skip to the next chapter (if the video has chapter marks).
  • If you simply tab and hold with one finger, you can fast forwards with 2x speed.
  • If you are watching a video, you can simply swipe up to view the video in full screen (will turn video into landscape mode) or swipe down to exit full screen mode.
  • In full screen mode, pinch with two fingers to zoom in or out. Then pan = move to that corner you want to look closer.
  • When searching for a specific scene, press and hold on the progress bar and then slightly swipe upwards. You get a larger progress bar, which contains preview images for the respective timestamps, and through which you can easily scroll.

And there are probably others that I don’t know about…