Setting the default format when exporting to spreadsheet

Question

Can I set the default format to be used when my end users export a report to a spreadsheet? I would like to set the default to Excel (in Office 2003 XML format).
Currently the end user has 7 choices for creating spreadsheets if the selecte the "All Available Formats" option when generating a spreadsheet. Those options are:
- Excel (in MHTML format)
- Excel (in MHTML format for 2000/97)
- Star Office 8
- Excel (in Office 2003 XML format)
- SAP internal XML format
- SAP Standard (internal table)
- Excel (in previous XXL format)
I ran the report SALV_BS_ADMIN_MAINTAIN and selected the following criteria:
1.) Action = create
2.) General Data = ALL
3.) ALV GUI / EXCEL VERSION = Excel (in Office 2003 XML format)
If I examine the table SALV_BS_ADMIN there is a new entry where:
OBJECT = GUI_ALV_XML_VER
M_USER = *
VALUE = 04
When I run a report and export to a spreadsheet I do not see any change in my selection criteria.
I read SAP note 1080608. This note tells you that by running the report SALV_BS_ADMIN_MAINTAIN you cannot set the default value. Is there a report I can run that will set the default value for alll the users on the system?

Answer 1

Hi
You execute the report SALV_BS_ADMIN_MAINTAIN and selected the following criteria:
1.) Action = change
2.) General Data = Detailed Selection
     a) Client = SAP client no.
     b) User All = User ID
3.) ALV GUI / EXCEL VERSION = Excel (in Office 2003 XML format)
Execute the report and Excel 2003 will be defaulted in export to excel.