IMG: Check & Specify Report Symbol

Question

HI Experts,
In the IMG activity, "Check & Specify Report Symbol", under "report symbol type" these fields are listed,
Phrase
Specification
Parameter
Descriptor
Standard Repeating Group
Special Repeating Group
Blank Compression Group
Optimized Repeating Group
IF Repeating Group
Template
Version Information
Language Information
Language Switch
Generation Date
Control Command
Comments
Out of these, we know few symbol type like 2.Specification,3.Parameter,.........
But what about the other Report Symbol Types ? How they can be used & Where..?
Regarding, 16.Comments: Can this symbol type can be used to fulfill the purpose asked here,http://scn.sap.com/thread/3334515 ?
Thanks & Regards
Subash Sankar

Answer 1

Dear Subash
I checked this topic again. I have some interesting information. Later on I am planning to prepare a new document. Therefore: thanks for asking the question; it was very interesting to find some answers and to drill down in WWI process (which is quite complex).
Ok: The values you have mentioned are part of a domain in SAP (check report symbol table of EHS using transaction se11). If you generate a "where used list" you will find some Includes. One is related to "Constants" and in one other the "Constants" are used (here in a Form routine)
Therefore comming back to your list:
Phrase
Specification
Parameter
Descriptor
Standard Repeating Group
Special Repeating Group
Blank Compression Group
Optimized Repeating Group
IF Repeating Group
Template
Version Information
Language Information
Language Switch
Generation Date
Control Command
Comments
Any of these report types does have a "linked" value. Now it is interesting to detect that this value is used as "part" of the report symbol. You can check this by investigating table "ESTLS".
Example: if you check SAP online help regarding e.g."Repeating group" and an example you find this one:
<11BRG001(M,SAP_EHS_1015_003;1-3)>
<01G1015003AD(P;1)>
<11ERG001>
Now the value "11" is the value as part if the domain relating to "Standard Repeating Group".
The topic is explained a littel bit here:
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_06/helpdata/en/a7/2874e50a6c11d28a220000e829fbbd/content.htm?frameset=/en/c1/eda0f591ec12408b25e7a1b369ca45/frameset.htm
Chapter "Editing Descriptor Symbols"
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_06/helpdata/en/6a/8ef2639f214475aebe63d8c6c6ae3c/content.htm
shows an example of thge "IF" type like:<15BIF006(AND:01EHS_ICREPV NE "NON")>
Therefore the value of "IF Repeating Group" = 15 (refer to content of the domain)
If you check the entries of ESTLS you can detect which report does have which report symbol and report symbol type and you can therefore detect which report symbol types are used and which are not.
Actually the type:
Comments
is not supported by SAP (therefore If my debug result is correct: even if you try to generate a report symbol with "link" tothis value; you wil not recieve a result). But in a parallel thread this topic has been discussed. So we can hope/assume that may be SAP will deliver something.
I am sorry to say that I will take some time to "drill" deeper. But if I am finished I plan to share the result.
C.B.
PS: The "value" for "Template" = 20 => if you check ESTLS, WWI etc. This value is used to "include" a WWI layout within a WWI layout; check e.g.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/4b/c5874174a8050de10000000a1550b0/content.htm?frameset=/en/a7/2871f60a6c11d28a220000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
and then chapter: Inclusion of Document Templates:value: <20INCLUDE("Test",01,SBV)>