Report painter variants/ layouts

Dear sirs,
a colleague of mine needs your experience. Our customer needs us to create some Report Painter reports with the possibility to change the layout. Is this/ something like this possible?
An example would be to pick up the columns or to change number format: see numbers in units or tousands of units. Something like ALV variants/ layout?
Any customizing option or workaround would help, thanks Otto

My users are very lazy and want me to do the columns changes automatically. An example: the supervisors work with much money and the want to see the numbers in tousands only. The basic users need to see the whole numbers. This is the simplified problem. And I don´t want to copy each RP report 5-10 times. And yes, I am an ABAPer, and if it would not be so time demanding requirement I would program the ALV reports instead of these RP.
New idea: could you extract the RP report code out of the generated report to reuse it in the standard ALV report?
Thank you for your effort, Otto

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Report painter variant

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Hi
1. Go to GRR3 and identify the variable used in your report
2. Go to GS12 / GS13 and check the variable definition
May be some default value is specified there / or it is formula variable... Double click on the formula variable and you can check how it is defined...
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Report painter layout variants

Dear sirs,
a colleague of mine needs your experience. Our customer needs us to create some Report Painter reports with the possibility to change the layout. Is this/ something like this possible?
An example would be to pick up the columns or to change number format: see numbers in units or tousands of units. Something like ALV variants/ layout?
Any customizing option or workaround would help, thanks Otto

You can pretty much do most of what your colleague is enquiring about.
1. Create a report library GR21
     -   Table name: E.g GLPCT. You can copy an existing library and modify.
     -   Description: E.g Branches P& L Reports
     - Check off the characteristics he wants
     - Check off key figures
     - Check off basic key figures.
Define sets and variables if need to with t-codes GS01 and GS11 respectively.
2. Create a report group GR51
3. Create report either using GRR1 or GR31
   - Enter the library you created above
   - Enter report name
   - You can copy from an existing report and make changes to your likeness
   - Define you general data selection
   - Element definition which is the columns and rows
   - Click on Extras and define report headers
- Click on Formatting to format columns and rows
4. Assign report to report group created earlier on.
The above guidelines are the basics on how to proceed.
Refer back for any further clarifications.
Elias
Edited by: Elias Akorli on Nov 24, 2009 2:16 PM

Change font size and layout of reports in Report painter

Hi,
I want to change the print layout and the fonts of reports created in Report Painter.
In the print output i am getting 40% of the total screen
My requirement is to increase the font size and the print layout to fullscreen so that the report layout fits to the page.
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Hi,
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Printing Selection Variant in Report Painter

Hi, I am using ECC 5. There is a requirement for printing the selection variant in Report Painter (GR55) Reports. Presently there is a provision to print selection fields and values.
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Hi,Thanks for your reply. Let me explain.
When using Transaction Code GR55, enter Report Group, Execute. This will open a Report Paramenter screen. In this screen, if you select Goto --> Variant --> Get OR Get Variant icon, this will show the available selection variants. Select any one of them and run report.
In report it will pick-up the each selection paramater field and value NOT a variant.
Is any way to get the variant also printed in report?
Hope this will is clear.
Thanks
Venkat

REPORT PAINTER LAYOUT

Adding data columns to report drill down table
Technical code - ZFI131 - Report Painter
YTD CCA-REP GRP & CST CNTR CRP VAR: Selection
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Select - Manufacturing Activities, Drill down into actual "Labor Activity" number.
Drill down into total (Yellow value) (Cost Centers actual line items)
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in the above report it is linked with KSB1 tcode there the above layour has been used. in the standard layout there is no resources and yield field is available. how to bring and why it is not available in standard layout field list. is there any performance issue leads into that? and also material field no material number is not pulling.
Can you tell me why this is happening and why those fields resources and yield where not available in standard layout?
Regards
Laxmi

You can pretty much do most of what your colleague is enquiring about.
1. Create a report library GR21
     -   Table name: E.g GLPCT. You can copy an existing library and modify.
     -   Description: E.g Branches P& L Reports
     - Check off the characteristics he wants
     - Check off key figures
     - Check off basic key figures.
Define sets and variables if need to with t-codes GS01 and GS11 respectively.
2. Create a report group GR51
3. Create report either using GRR1 or GR31
   - Enter the library you created above
   - Enter report name
   - You can copy from an existing report and make changes to your likeness
   - Define you general data selection
   - Element definition which is the columns and rows
   - Click on Extras and define report headers
- Click on Formatting to format columns and rows
4. Assign report to report group created earlier on.
The above guidelines are the basics on how to proceed.
Refer back for any further clarifications.
Elias
Edited by: Elias Akorli on Nov 24, 2009 2:16 PM

Report Painter problem with empty selection variant

Hello,
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My problem with Report Painter occurred when I was creating my own report based on 1VK library.
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master data for the characteristic Cost Center but when I execute
report for fiscal year 2007 the column display no-zero value without
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Selection variant for a report painter

Hi,
I created a report painter report. I want to create a default selection variant for a specific user. For example, I want user GIRARDJU to have company code=ADM, period 6 to period 13. I tried to create a variant and call it U_GIRARDJU but it doesn't work like it does for the standard SAP reports...
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot,
Julien

Hi,
First go to the report you have created.
Then save the selection criteria you want & give an appropriate name to your variant (eg: /INOKA).
When you execute the report next time, this variant will be there, & by double clicking it you'll get the saved information.
Best regards,
Inoka.

Report Painter: Create variant for specific report created

Hello,
My knowledge in very weak in report painter.
In the initial screen of a report created to analyse the budget by internal order whe have the year and the period of analysis.
By default, for every user the year is 2010 and the period of analysis is from month 1 to month 1.
My question, and I am sorry to ask such a simple question, is how can we change this initial screen?
The aim is to have for every user, when connecting the report, by default the year 2011 and the period of analysis from month 1 to month 16?
Thank you.
Best Regards.
R.

Hi
1. Go to GRR3 and identify the variable used in your report
2. Go to GS12 / GS13 and check the variable definition
May be some default value is specified there / or it is formula variable... Double click on the formula variable and you can check how it is defined...
For the variable related to PERIOD - You need to specify a different variable for the From & To and specify the default value as 1 and 16
Br, Ajay M

Report Painter- How to make cost center report for Jun07-Jul08 ?

Hi Experts,
I need to make a P&L (Actual/ Plan) report for Jun 07 - Jul 08 by using Report Painter, but I'm having difficulty to make column for the next year period (2008) and some other things.
We are using K4 Fiscal Year Variant in ECC 6.0.
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Hi,
1. Put Year and Month as your General Selection parameters
2. In the label of the fields, if you put the parameter name with & before, it will display the value
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Report Painter for B/S , P&L statements

Hii gurus
this is ramki...
Plssss help me in the making of Report painter for Balance Sheet and Profit And Loss Statements , as of now i didn't did Report Painter .
I have tried no.of times , i dont know the confg also...
My client is asking DR & Cr columns for the statements..
can any body plsssss forward to me report painter confg documentation...( atleat for base level confg )
helpers will b great appreciateble..
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Hi
i am sending you a sample of how to createa report in report painter follow it,
Main Steps in Creating a Report Using Report Painter
The illustration below shows the main steps in creating a report with Report Painter:
In this section, you learn how to create a Profit Center Accounting (PCA) report with Report Painter.
For these sample reports, you should focus on the tables that correspond to the SAP application areas with which you are working. The examples shown in this section have been created in Release 4.6C.
Sample Report for Gross Profit Margin
Bungee Corporation wants to use Report Painter to create a gross margin report. This Profit Center Accounting report uses data table GLPCT. The desired PCA report displays the gross margin for each profit center.
Below is an illustration of the completed gross margin report.
Prerequisites to Creating a Report with Report Painter
Before you can create a report with Report Painter, you need to:
     Determine the table
     Find the library
     Create sets
     Create variables
The following sections explain these prerequisites.
Determine the Table
Before you can start creating the report, you must decide on the table you need to use. In this example, we use table GLPCT in Profit Center Accounting.
Find the Library
Determine the library you want to use for the desired table.
If you need to create a library, on the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
     From the navigation menu, choose SAP menu → Information systems → Ad hoc reports → Report painter → Report Writer → Library → Create.
     In the Command field, enter transaction GR21 and choose .
In our example, we use existing library 8A2 for creating a report.
Create Sets
Create the required sets for your report. To create a set, on the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
     From the navigation menu, choose SAP menu → Information systems → Ad hoc reports → Report painter → Report Writer → Set → Create.
     In the Command field, enter transaction GS01 and choose .
Note that this procedure is not necessary for creating the report given in the example that follows.
Create Variables
Create any variables for the fields that must be entered before the report is executed. To create a variable, on the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
     From the navigation menu, choose SAP menu → Information systems → Ad hoc reports → Report painter → Report Writer → Variable → Create.
     In the Command field, enter transaction GS11 and choose .
Note that this procedure is not necessary for the sample report in the next section.
Creating a Report with Report Painter
When you are ready to create the report using Report Painter, use the following steps.
Example Task: Creating a report using Report Painter
1.     On the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
o     From the navigation menu, choose: SAP menu → Information systems → Ad hoc reports → Report painter → Report → Create.
o     In the Command field, enter transaction GRR1 and choose .
2.     On the Report Painter: Create Report screen:
a.     In Library, enter the name of the library to be used for the report (for this example, 8A2).
b.     In the Report, enter a name for your report and a short text description.
c.     Choose Create.
1.
To help you better understand how to create a report in Report Painter, the next procedures explain the varying substeps. You can either:
o     Define the rows (or rows with a formula)
o     Define the columns (or columns with a formula)
o     Define the general data selection
Define Rows
Example Task: Defining rows (including defining a row with a formula)
To start defining the rows, on the Report Painter: Create Report screen, double click on Row
On the Element definition: Row1 dialog box:
a.     To include characteristics in the first row of the report, select the desired characteristics in the Available characteristics frame (for example, Account number)
b.     Use to transfer the chosen characteristic to the Selected characteristics frame.
c.     In From, enter the account number(s) you want to include in the row definition. Either enter to and from values or a group set (for example, the value 800000).
d.     To enter the row heading, choose
On the Text maintenance dialog box:
a.     In Short, enter the desired short text (for example, Revenue).
b.     To copy the short text into the Medium and Long text fields, choose Copy short text.
c.     To continue, choose
On the Element definition: Row1 dialog box:
a.     To check if the selection is correct, choose Check.
b.     To transfer the selection to the row 1 definition, choose Confirm.
You have now defined the first row.
To define the second row for costs, on the Report Painter: Create Report screen, double-click on Row 2.
On the Select element type dialog box:
a.     Select Characteristics.
b.     Choose
On the Element definition Row 2 dialog box:
a.     To include characteristics in the second row of the report, select the desired characteristics in the Available characteristics frame (for example, Account number)
b.     Use to transfer the chosen characteristic to the Selected characteristics frame.
c.     In From and To, enter the account number(s) you want to include in the row definition (for example, 400000 and 490000).
d.     To enter the row heading, choose
On the Text maintenance dialog box:
a.     In Short, enter the desired short text (for example, Costs).
b.     Choose Copy short text to copy the short text into the Medium and Long text fields.
c.     To continue, choose
On the Report Painter: Create Report screen:
a.     You can now choose to add further rows with other required characteristics. In this example, you can create a formula in the third row.
b.     Double-click on Row 3.
On the Select element type screen:
                   a. Select Formula as the row element type.
                   b. Choose
On the Enter Formula screen:
a.     Enter the formula for Row 3. You can either type it in or use your mouse and the formula components buttons. If you type the formula, do not forget the spaces. In this example, Y001 and Y002 represent Revenue and Costs respectively.
b.     To check the correctness of the formula, choose Check.
c.     Choose
On the resulting Text maintenance dialog box:
a.     In Short field, enter the text for the formula field (for example, Gross Marg).
b.     In Medium and Long fields, enter the required text (for example, Gross Margin).
c.     Choose .
You have now defined three rows (Revenue, Costs, and Gross Margin).
Define Columns
Example Task: Defining columns
On the Report Painter: Create Report screen, double-click on the first column, Column 1.
On the Select Element Type (not shown) dialog box:
a.     Select Key Figure with characteristics.
b.     Choose .
On the Element definition: Column 1 dialog box:
c.     In the Basic Key figure field, use the dropdown to select Amount in company code curr.
d.     In the Available Characteristics frame, select the desired characteristic for column 1 (for example, Fiscal Year).
If you want to be prompted for the fiscal year at the time of running the report, you must make this a variable instead of a value.
e.     Choose to move the desired characteristic to the selected characteristics frame (for example, Fiscal year).
f.     Place your cursor in the From value field and select the checkbox to the left under (variable on/off).
g.     To view the possible entries for the From field, choose .
h.     From the resulting selection dialog box:
     Select a variable from the list of available variables (for example, CYear).
     Choose .
i.     On the Element definition dialog box, choose .
j.     On the resulting Text maintenance dialog box:
     In Short, enter a text for the column header (for example, Curr Year).
     To copy the short text to Medium and Long text fields, choose the Copy short text button.
     Choose .
Now you have defined the column 1 for your report.
k.     Back on the Element definition dialog box, choose Confirm.
On the Report Painter: Create Report screen, define column 2 and all other columns you choose to define. You can define these columns either by:
o     Repeating steps for column 1
o     Copying columns
o     Entering a formula that calculates the difference between columns (for example, between Current Year and Prior Year [variable is Pyear] in a column called Variance)
Adding a column or formula is similar to adding a row formula. After defining the rows and the columns, the screen would appear as follows.
General Data Selection
After you define the rows and columns, define the general data selection screen for the report.
Example Task: Defining the general data selection screen for the report
1.     On the Report Painter: Create Report screen, from the menu bar, choose Edit → General data selection.
2.     On the Element definition: General data selection screen:
a.     From the Available characteristics frame, select the fields to add to the general data selection as shown.
b.     Choose to move the selections into the Selected characteristics frame.
c.     Enter the values for each field. (For example, the standard ledger for PCA is 8A to 8E and the U.S. company code in IDES is 3000. This example is a year-to-date report, so all 12 periods are in the range. The standard Version in PCA is 0, the Record type for actual dollars is 0, and CO is 2000).
d.     To check the selections, choose Check.
e.     To create the definition for the general data selection for the report, choose Confirm.
      3.   On the Report Painter: Change Report screen:
a.     To save the report, choose
To include the report into a report group, choose Environment → Assign report group.
      1.     On the Insert Report in Report Group dialog box:
a.     In Report group, enter a report group name (for example, ZTGR).
b.     Choose .
2.     On the Create report group dialog box, choose Yes to create and assign to a new report group.
Display and Execute the Report
Example Task: Displaying the report you created in the previous steps
1.     On the SAP Easy Access screen, either:
o     From the navigation menu, choose: SAP menu → Information systems → Ad hoc reports → Report painter → Report → Display.
o     In the Command field, enter transaction GRR3 and choose .
2.     On the Report Painter: Display Report screen:
a.     Double-click on your report.
b.     Review the report display.
c.     To execute the report, from the application toolbar, choose execute.
On the Selection screen:
a.     Enter the variables used to execute the report (for example, Current Year 2000 and Last Fiscal Year as 1999).
b.     On the application toolbar, choose execute.
The report appears. You have successfully created a report in Report Painter.
You can also execute the report through the report group (for example, ZTGR).
1.     On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose SAP menu → Information systems → Ad hoc reports → Report Painter → Report Writer → Report group → Execute or in the Command field, enter transaction GR55 and choose
2.     On the Execute Report Group: Initial Screen:
o     In Report Group, use to select a report group.
o     Choose .
3.     On the next screen, enter appropriate values and choose .
4.     On the next screen, from the menu bar, choose:
o     Settings → Column attributes to change the column attributes such as changing the column width, setting the scaling factor, and setting decimal place numbering for number display.
o     Settings → Summation levels to specify a range of summation levels for which totals will display.
o     Settings → Print page format to change the layout of the report output.
5.     To transfer the report to Microsoft Excel or Lotus 123, from the application toolbar, choose .
6.     On the Options dialog box, select the radio button of your choice and choose . Note that for the report to open in Microsoft Excel or Lotus 123, you need to have these applications installed on your PC.
7.     To get back to the original display of the report, select Inactive on the Options dialog box.
Understanding the Report List
After executing a Report Painter report, several additional functions can be applied to the output to make your reports as meaningful as possible. You can:
     Sort on each column.
     Highlight rows that meet the threshold criteria, for example any amount greater than 6,000.
     Drill down from any line item. Drilling down you can access ABAP programs, transaction codes, SAP Queries, drilldown reports, or other Report Painter and Report Writer reports.
     Launch SAP Graphics.
     Send the report through SAP mail.
     Save as an extract to be brought up later.
     Expand and collapse rows.
     Change the layout settings.
     Display the report in Microsoft Excel with office integration.
hope this gives you an idea, and send me an email to [email protected] i will send you a doc on it,
if this was helpful then assign points ..
regards
Jay

Creation of report with the help of report painter

Dear Experts,
I need report painter material, if any body have pls farward to me.
my intension to create controlling report with the help of report painter.
I am ready to award full points.
Thanks in advance
Regards
avudaiappan
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Hello Chinasammy,
Report Painter allows you to create reports using data from SAP application components, which you can adapt to meet your individual requirements.
Many of your reporting requirements can already be met by using the standard reports provided by various SAP application components. If these SAP standard reports do not meet your reporting needs, Report Painter enables you to define your specific reports quickly and easily.
When executing a Report Painter report, it is displayed by the system in Report Writer format. You thus have access to the same functions as for Report Writer reports defined in the same way, and can combine Report Painter and Report Writer reports together in a report group.
Report Painter uses a graphical report structure, which forms the basis for your report definition and displays the rows and columns as they appear in the final report output.
To facilitate report definition, you can use many of the standard reporting objects provided by SAP (such as libraries, row/column models, and standard layouts) in your own specific reports. When you define a Report Painter report you can use groups (sets). You can also enter characteristic values directly.
Advantages of Report Painter include:
Flexible and simple report definition
Report definition without using sets
Direct layout control: The rows and columns are displayed in the report definition as they appear in the final report output, making test runs unnecessary.
=============================================
Below mentioned is the process for creating reports using Report Painter as a tool.
Selecting and maintaining a library for your report: As the transfer structure to Report Painter you use a report table, which is defaulted by SAP and can not be maintained. This table contains characteristics, key figures and predefined columns. In a library, you collect the characteristics, key figures, and predefined columns from the report table, which you need for your Report Painter reports.
When you define a Report Painter report, you assign it to a library. Reports assigned to one library can only use the characteristics, key figures, and predefined columns selected for that library.
When you create or maintain a library, the Position field determines the sequence in which the characteristics, key figures or (predefined) key figures appear in the Report Painter selection lists when you define a report. This allows you to position the objects that you use regularly in your reports at the beginning of the selection lists. If you do not make an entry in the Position field, you will not be able to use this object in Report Painter reports.
You can use either the standard SAP libraries for your reports or define your own.
(ii) Selecting or maintaining a standard layout for your report: Standard layouts determine report layout features and the format of your report data.If the SAP standard layouts do not meet your reporting requirements, you can create a new standard layout or change an existing one.
(iii) Defining row and column models: A model is a one-dimensional, predefined reporting structure that you can insert in either the rows or columns of your report.If you often use the same or similar row or column definitions in your reports, it is recommended that you create row or column models.
You must define the row and/or column models that you want to include in your report definition before you define the report.
You can also use the standard column models supplied by SAP.
(iv) Defining the report: Defining a Report Painter report involves the following steps.
(a) Define the report columns: You define the report columns using the characteristics, key figures, and predefined columns selected for the library that the report uses. Alternatively, you can use a column model for column definition. Column models are predefined column structures which you insert into your entire column definition, instead of defining each individual column.
(b) Define the report rows: You define the report rows using the characteristics selected for the library selected for the report.
Alternatively, you can use a row model for your row definition. Row models serve the same purpose as column models, but are used to define a report row.
Edit and format the report rows and columns in line with your requirements. (For example, you can hide rows or columns, define the column width or define colors for your report rows).
(iii)Define general data selection criteria for the selection of your report data: Selection criteria are the characteristics used to select data for the entire report. You cannot enter characteristics as data selection criteria if they are already being used in the report rows or columns.
(iv) Assigning the report to a report group: Once you have defined a report, you must assign it to a report group. A report group can contain one or more reports from the same library. However, reports that share the same data will select data more quickly and improve processing time.
Hopw this helps you. Please let me know if you need anything more and assign points.
Rgds
Manish

Index Currency in Report Painter

Hi,
Is there any way I could include the Index Currency as a key figure for my Report Painter reports?

Hi,
Before running the repport go to envoriment / option and expert mode.
Now you get extra buttons select currency translation. Here you can select what you want. You can create variant from this
Paul

Need help in Report Painter

Can anybody help me in Report Painter? I need a link.
Regards,
Subhasish

Please go through the enclosed document. This will give you step-by-step approach for Report painter:
http://www.virtuosollc.com/PDF/Get_Reporter.pdf
Check url
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/da/6ada3889432f48e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
Check Report Painter Step-by-Step example under Tools->Report Painter / Report Writer->Report Painter->Creating a Report Painter Report.
Just go through These Links to learn about report Painter.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/66/bc7d2543c211d182b30000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/5b/d22cee43c611d182b30000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
I have a standard report and it uses a structure to pull the data for the report. I need to create a custom report which uses the same structure, selection screen but a different layout. Could any of u plz advice, if its doable in report painter or just plain abap program?? Also I am interested to know how the report painter stores the actual report?? as ABAP program?? Please help..urgent..
check the SAP help ..
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/66/bc7d2543c211d182b30000e829fbfe/content.htm
I had made couple of SD reports in report painter 4 year ago .. as far as process is concern you have create library , but it deals with information structure which start with s0* , after defining information structure in library it take to select the fields and display them on your out put . information structure have the statistical data most of the time . As i worked on information structure , so31,32,33 .....
I t creates ABAP program like ABAP query creates in background . if you execute Customer Over due analysis or in Co02 cost analysis report or MC* ( MM stock reports ) those are in report painter .
Hope this'll give you some guide line ...
As far as I know about report painter, It create a report in background..Like when you make ABAP query (SQ01, 02, 03 ) .. It will create a report. You cant modify the report . You have to get OSS id in order to do that. if you're ready do it then you can pass it to Memory and can achieve your goal ...
I think it will give you some hint. I wish I could have authorization to use report painter on my this project so I can help you out practically.
Please see these steps , it`ll help you ...
http://www.thespot4sap.com/Articles/Code_CostCentreReport.asp
The variation objects are coming from the sets.
For example, when you read the report 'Cost Centers: Actual/Plan/Variance'(T-code : S_ALR_87013611), you can find the characteristic 'Cost Center' is set as a 'set variable'. So the cost center in the report left side are coming from the cost center group that you input.
Does any know if we could use Report Painter across two controlling areas? Any documentation available will be great. Yes. When setting up a report in CCA you can have multiple controlling areas. In the General data selection you will have the option for the CA as a selection.
You can also use standard references objects to construct your own reports: libraries, standard layouts, default columns, and row and column models, all in the standard R/3 System, are available for custom reports.
Report Painter report definition requires several Preparatory Steps, depending on the complexity of the report to be generated.
1) Create a library and pick your reporting tables.
2) Create your report
3) define your set up within the report
a)General data selections
b)Colimns
c) rows
d) formulas
Standard layouts are maintained in the IMG "Financial Accounting" under "Special Ledger -> Information System -> Maintain standard layout.
Create libraries, which means assigning the
characteristics
key figures
Predefined columns
For each of these categories you need to select the objects to be used in reports of the specific library. You define the sequence of the objects in the selection lists of the Report Painter in field "Position". Frequently used objects should be at the top of the list.
go to
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/5b/d22ba743c611d182b30000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
I have created a report through report writer/Painter(GR51). My query here is to link this report to a transaction code. Could you please suggest me how can I acheive this?
Go to SE93 and select the Transaction with Parameters ( Parameter Transaction)
Then in the Transaction field give: START_REPORT
Skip initial screen
Screen 0
In the default value for the parameters give
D_SREPOVARI-REPORTTYPE RW
D_SREPOVARI-REPORT ( Give your Report Group )
If you have any doubt pick any report painter tcode and check in SE93
Follow below steps
1) Execute report through report painter
2) From system status get the program name
3 ) go to se93 and select report transaction and assign
program name .
Is it possible to make bigger the text a I have on a text field?, Im using the screen painter and I need to put the title bigger (as a requirment).
You can define your text as any length.If you are talking about the font,i am afraid you cannot do that.
No, you can not change the size(font) of the text on the dynpro, you can hightlight it, which changes the color to "blue" to make it stand out. You can change this on the attributes tab when double-clicking on the element in screen painter.
what is the sentence that open a screen painter file
Don´t really understand what you mean with "open a screen painter file".
If you are speaking about showing a form generated with the screen painter,
Dim oXMLDoc As New MSXML2.DOMDocument
oXMLDoc.load("Form.xml")
SBO_Application.LoadBatchActions(oXMLDoc.xml)
Dim oForm As SAPbouiCOM.Form
oForm = SBO_Application.Forms.Item("YourFormID")
oForm.Visible = True
regards
vinod

Report Painter- Restricting Business Transactions

Hi,
I'm creating a report using report painter & would like to prevent Actual Overhead Distribution data (business transaction RKIV) from being reflected in this report. I can add business transactions in the report through Edit -> General Selection data. How do I block a particular business transaction in this report ?
Regards,
Sangeeta

Hi Sanjeeta,
there's several ways to do this:
(1) On the report characteristics window, enter range of values limited the values you want. To add more range, click on the more button, and keep restricting until you have what you want. Then select "no explode".
(2) My recommended way to do it is to create a basic SET via GS01. Table = GLPCT, Field=ACTIV.
On the set header, Select "Suppress". Enter the values that you want included, and leave out the excluded values. You can use range of course!
Then back on the report characteristic screen, enter you SET name and check the flag for entering sets. Select "no explode". With this option, if you ever need to change your Business transaction values, just change the SET and the report will query the updated values.
If you use a report variant to carry out the same solution, just note that everytime you need to change the values, you have to change the variant, transport, and regenerate the report (assuming that you do not change enterprise level variants directly in production)
Hope this helps,
Sam

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