Report vs template

What do you think is the difference? thanks.

Hi Zack,
Technically speaking, there is no difference. A report can be saved as a template. A template can be used as a report.
We often use these terminologies without understanding their actual meaning.
Template: it is just a structure. We can create a report or input schedule based on a template and modifying it as needed.
Report: its a ready report which can be directly used for a specific purpose.
Hope you get the idea.

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Custom report row template

Few questions when using a custom report row template. Followup to the discussion Report Row Template: Column condition
1. The row template allows full control how the entire row is rendered. I can see this being used when the report query returns a single row and we need to format it in a very specific way. But when the query returns multiple rows, how is the specified Row Template used? i.e the first row is "consumed" and rendered as per the template. If the same process is repeated for subsequent rows, how can we control whether successive rows are rendered across the page (left to right) or down the page (top to bottom)?
2. When a custom row template is used to render a tabular form, the hidden columns (marked Edit=Y, Show=N on Report Attributes) are present in the markup even when they are not specified in the row template! i.e. the MRU process works. Of course, this is a good thing but I was curious to know what exactly controls this, what part of the report template controls where the hidden form elements are placed?
3. Any number/date formatting specified declaratively on the Column Attributes page appears to be taken into account when column values are substituted in the template using #COL# notation. But all the other Column Attributes are ignored (alignment, sum, show, link, etc). Is there a way to use the Link attribute to declaratively specify the link so the value of the column #COL# as seen by the report template includes the A tag?
Thanks

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Report Row Template - header

Hi
I have made a custom "Report Row Template". I have write the "header" direct in the html code. Is that a problem if i want to translate the application? Is there a way how to use the headers from the apex?
Best Regrads
Jesper Vels

Hello Jesper,
OK, I can see now what you are trying to do. Unfortunately, the only similar example I'm familiar with - http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=11933:108 – Is also using hard coded text for the headings.
I can show you how to get to these headings, and how to use them on your template, but I'm afraid this is not a generic solution, as I couldn't find an active substitution string for the column headers.
As there isn't any variables to hold these column names, we need to define our own. You can do that using an application items or hidden page items. Let's say I defined three hidden items on my report page: P1_HD1, P1_HD2, P1_HD3. Each item will be defined with Source Type of SQL Query, and Source Use of "Only when …". The Source Value for the first item will be as follow:
select heading
from FLOWS_020200.APEX_APPLICATION_PAGE_RPT_COLS
where APPLICATION_ID=:APP_ID and
       PAGE_ID=:APP_PAGE_ID and
       DISPLAY_SEQUENCE = 1;The DISPLAY_SEQUENCE should change according to the sequence of the column.
If you choose to use an application items, you'll need to use a before header computation on your report page, with the same query, to populate the application items.
In order to use these items in the report template, we need to use the "&P1_HD1." notation. You can have something like this, for the first header in your report query:
<tr><td>&P1_HD1.: </td><td>#1#</td>   . . .Hope this helps,
Arie.

Generate Report From Template (Excel).vi & don't understand to fill the cells

I am trying to use the Generate Report From Template (Excel).vi to build my own template, and then fill it with some of my datas. I am trying to replace the "temperature" or "pressure" labels by others, and then fill them with my vi. I don't understand how labview find the location of the labels in the excel template.
Thanks in advance
Attachments:
Excel_Template.xls ‏33 KB
Generate_Report_From_Template_(Excel).vi ‏120 KB

You can get the answer to your question by reading the following thread:
http://exchange.ni.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIVEID=101&RPAGEID=137&HOID=50650000000500000019360100&HTHREAD=000079385000079477000079498000079542000079632&UCATEGORY_0=_49_%24_6_&UCATEGORY_S=0
The short answer:
To setup or modify the Named Labels in your Excel template, use Excel's Insert -> Name -> Define command. A name can be defined as a single cell or a block of cells.
Michael Munroe
Certified LabVIEW Developer
www.abcdefirm.com
Michael Munroe, ABCDEF
Certified LabVIEW Developer, MCP
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I edited the properties of BW report iview template which is used for creation of bw report iviews when "role upload" is used.
and it works fine.
now, i created a template of my own bw report iview template and i want to default the "role upload" tool to use my template.. could someone please let me know where should i tweak the code in order to direct to my default template?
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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ef3b9a90-0201-0010-5ba5-97539aab5abf
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WORD Error message -- Report from Template

Hello everyone,
I try to generate a "Report from Template" with transaction CG03.
I can select the generation variant and the parameter values in the next two pop-ups.
WORD is starting but then there is the error message:
"Word cannot read this document. Maybe it is corrupted. Try the following:
- open and repair the file
- open file with repair-textconverter".
This message is a translation from german to english so the correct messagt might differ from this.
When I look at my frontend PC in the local settings I see that the respective files are written, but I can´t open them.
This problem started two days ago out of nowwhere.
Additional information: Visual Basic pops up after the error message is closed with "runtime error '1055'.
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Private Sub TmpDDE()
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WordBasic.FileOpen "C:DOKUME1chgiLOKALE1TempRehsfil0.WWI"
WordBasic.FileTemplates Template:="C:ProgrammeSAPFrontEndsapguiwwiwwi.dot"
WordBasic.Call "wwiES.S", "S", ""
End Sub
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance for your help!!!!
Best regards,
Christoph
Edited by: Christoph Giehl on Nov 25, 2010 1:04 PM

Hello Christoph
any change happened on your client? New Windows version? New Word Version? New WWI Version installed? Did you manupulated Standad Dot path etc.? Did you change Standard.dot of Word?
Can you open in cg54/cg50 any document (ready, released or historic) without a problem and the problem is related only to "report from template"?
During WWI process a number of files are passed on to your client. Can you use Wordpad to open the files? I am not sure but I believe per WWI document there should be something like 4 or 5 documents in your local WWI path. One containing the data, one containing the template and some others (named something like resfil, lesfil etc.).
An error like you described is normally related to one of the above mentioned changes. Can you use "Report from template "regarding the same spec, same genvariant same language with a different client without a problem => then it is clear you have a local problem
With best regards
C.B.

Word report with template

Hello,
i want to create a word report with template in my vi. I have made a word .dot with bookmarks and my customer should modify it. It look like this:
Test number: [bookmark/Test number]
User: [bookmark/User]
Serial number: [bookmark/Serial number]
Error: [bookmark/Error]
Comment: [bookmark/Comment]
Date: [bookmark/Date]
Greetings XY
How can I get this result?
Test number: 12345
User: XY
Serial number: 1
Error: No
Comment: First
Serial number: 2
Error: Yes
Comment: Second
Serial number: 5
Error: No
Comment: Third
Serial number: 9
Error: Yes
Comment: Fourth
Date: 01.01.2006
Greetings XY
The data is in tables and strings. The beginning and end of the word report is quiet easy. The difficulty is the middle part it can be consist of different numbers of items.
How can I made this?
thankyou
schwede

That is ok, but if I do so the result would look like this:
Test number: 12345
User: XY
Serial number: 1
2
5
9
Error: No
Yes
No
Yes
Comment: First
Second
Third
Fourth
Date: 01.01.2006
Greetings XY
Do You know what I mean?
Message Edited by Schwede on 04-03-2006 12:22 AM

CG02 Report from Template error when starting the display application

System info: SAP GUI 720 (patch 10007878), ECC 6.0, SAP_APPL/EA-APPL 605, WWI 2.7 (patch 20000084)
Hi, folks.
I was able to execute CG02 'Report from Template' function. My local MS Word 2003 would open successfully to display the report as expected. Suddenly, I couldn't do that anymore. I'm now getting msg "An error occurred when starting the display application" (C$772). And I didn't change anything.
Any clue to what has happened or why it is happening? In my Word, I have 'C:\Program Files\SAP\FrontEnd\SAPgui\wwi' set as the file location for User templates. What else should I check?
Thanks in advance.

Hi, Caroline.
Thanks for pointing me (back) to it! (I've encountered a similar issue with the same param back in 2010...)
I'm positive that the problem started after I tried to run the transaction code (of my custom report program that does the CG02 'Report from Template' function) from the web gui ('You Can Also' menu function). Somehow, the standard SAP fms within It changed the param ESWWI_INST value from 'EXISTFRONT' to 'WWISERVER'. So when I ran CG02 and the WWI server is not available yet, I received the error msg.

Alv report using templates........urgent

Hi all,
Can anyone tell me what is meant by ALV report using template. I have worked on ALV reports. Can you throw some light on USING TEMPLATE. If anybody have some document. please send it to me.

Hi
Check whether any templates defined in your orgn for different types of objects.
For example for ALV reports so and so template and for Scripts something defined.
A template means I feel a std way of displaying data as per the orgn process/standards.
check for that.
Or use the same Std function modules and display the data and enquire further what's the template is?
Reward points if useful
Regards
Anji

Difference between dynamic report and template

I think the subject line covers it, I am trying to find out, that when I save the report, I can save it as static or dynamic report or as a template. but what is the diff between dynamic report and template?
Thanks.

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Hi can anyone throw soem light on report catalogue or report index template which provides visibility to end users using the SAP BW .

Thanks for the reply.
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Modify a report region template

Hi
I am new on Apex, so my question could seem elementary! :-(
I would like to create a mutiple report on one region, as explained and described on this forum in many places, but I am stuck at the begining!!
- How can I copy a report region template?
and
- How can I copy a page template?
Many thanks for your lights
Regards,
Fred

Hi Fred,
In your application, go to Shared Components, Templates. Then click the Create button and select the template type. On the next prompt, ensure that you select the "As a Copy of an Existing Template" option, then click Next until you get to a list of current templates. Change the name of the template you want to copy and change the Copy? drop-down from No to Yes and click the Copy xxxx Templates button. You will then be returned to the templates list - click on your new template to edit it.
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How to create ''from to '' parameter in XL reporter for templates

Hi,
How to create ''from to '' parameter in XL reporter for templates
Can anyone help me in this regard
thanks,
Suresh Kannan

Suresh,
1. Goto Report Designer
2. there u can find "Advanced Report Builder" on left side of the window
3. At the below u can find three buttons like "Parameters", "Properties","Apply"
4. Click on "Parameters"
5. then Parameters window will populate
6. Click the new Button
7. Name: give as u like
Category: Literal
Type: Date
Attribute: Leave blank
Default Vale: Leave Blank
Prompt: From Date
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Regarding upgrade of web report\web templates functionalites BW 3.5-BI 7.0

hi all,
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Below is the scenario of the client system:
New web templates are created from the 6 master web templates available for publishing to a custom Portal (created using BSP and hosted on the WAS). TOOLBAR and FOOTER are custom web templates used in all Master Templates and contain various JavaScript functions and footer code respectively.
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To summarize, all master data for creation of web templates like reusable master templates, web items in library, web templates containing Javascript code are stored in dev. server. Custom web templates created from these are transported.
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2)     Migrate the TOOLBAR template manually (create as new in BI 7.0 Toolset) and FOOTER template automatically (using Migration Tool).
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4)     Migrate the library of reusable web items, if any.
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5)     Migrate the Master Web Templates manually (create as new in BI 7.0 Toolset) and automatically (wherever possible) and perform functional testing.
6)     Migrate the custom web templates automatically (wherever possible) and manually, if automatic migration is not possible. Perform functional testing and data provider binding.
7)     Perform jump target binding wherever applicable.
8)     Transport custom templates, TOOLBAR and FOOTER to QA and Production subsequently.
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1. How to migrate functionalities accessed thru web templates like jump queries, general navigation blocks with filter, table interface, and are data providers automatically linked to web items or have to be done manually post migration.
2. Do we need to migrate the library of reusable web items also.
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thanks in advance
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praveen

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Excel Reports - Preserve Template Format

Two part question here:
Part 1:
Is there an easy way to use the NI Report Generation Toolkit or any of the Excel subvis in the _Office addons subdirectory to preserve the existing formatting of a cell that you are writing data to? For example, I have a report template with named ranges to which I write data using the Excel Easy Text.vi, but that VI has inputs for cell formatting (font) that, when left blank, default to some font that I don't necessarily want. Is there a way to get the font (and other formatting properties--allignment, merge status, etc.) from the template before writing data to it to avoid overriding the template settings? I have searched through all the NI Report libraries and the Office addons, and I can't seem to find anything that will accomplish this.
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Maybe there's an easier way; I admit I'm pretty new to LVOOP.
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...but I see your String/Numeric data inputs and raise you Array data!
I have some data sets that I store in a 2D string array that I dump to a named range in my Excel template. It works fine if I use the Excel Easy Table.vi, but there is still the aforementioned formatting concern. I tried handling it like this:
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SAP BW Web Report : Web Template

Hi,
I have created a SAP Query view and a web template. Then i have created the web report using the below URL.
http://port/sap/bw/Pub?sap-language=EN&cmd=ldoc&TEMPLATE_ID=TEMPLATE1
Later i added filter condition sin the web template and created the URL which filter values for that particular Cost Center.
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I face issues with the below points.
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3.     The Cost center has hierarchy values at the back end. Even if I do not enable the hierarchy for Cost center, I get values for that parent node. But the child nodes show extra projects if hierarchy is enabled. Should that be enabled ?
4.     In the view I am getting both the fileds Cost centerA and Costcenter B. But in the report for filter COSTCENTERA=7046, I get only COSTCENTERB and vise-versa. What could be the reason ? What should I do to get both the fileds in the Web report.
Appreciating your valuable suggestions on the above points.
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I revised the code as below and now Iam able to sucessfully execute the report in BPS layout, however the BPS variable value is not passing to the BI Report; any ideas... Thanks Again...
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