Report 
Report
Function |
What you need to know |
Create report |
You use this function if you want to create a new report. For detailed documentation about this function, see Creating Reports. |
Display report |
You use this function if you want to display the definition of an existing report. If you choose this function from within the definition of a report, the system takes you to the initial screen of the function for displaying report definitions. If you choose this function in a report list, leave the report currently being executed and go to the initial screen of the function for displaying report definitions. Before leaving the current screen, you can save your entries using a dialog box. On the initial screen, enter the name of the desired report. You can display a list of existing reports using the Possible entries function. You can display the various report components by scrolling through the different screens. To switch back and forth between the change and display modes, choose Report ® Display <-> Change . |
Change report |
You use this function if you want to change the definition of an existing report. If you choose this function from within the definition of a report, the system takes you to the initial screen of the function for displaying report definitions. If you choose this function in a report list, leave the report currently being executed and go to the initial screen of the function for displaying report definitions. Before leaving the current screen, you can save your entries using a dialog box. On the initial screen, enter the name of the report you want to change. You can display the various report components by scrolling through the different screens.
You can change a number of report settings (such as the mass print settings) directly from the report list, so that you do not have to leave the list and go to the report definition. To do this, make the desired changes to the displayed report, and then choose the function Save structure. If you want to change the type of data selection (for example, by adding a characteristic or a key figure), you must use the function Report ® Change. |
Form settings |
You can use these functions to remove all formatting settings made for the report, so that the system will again use the settings defined in the form. |
Deleting report |
If you want to delete a report, you can do this under Change Report. However, if you want to delete a number of reports at the same time, if is easier to do this using the Reorganization functions. For more information, see Reorganization and Conversion |
See also:
Form
