Report Parameter Syntax in URLs

Use

When using the function module WWW_GET_REPORT to get and execute a report, you have to use the prescribed report parameter syntax when defining parameters in URLs.

Each parameter should be separated by & and follow the standard conventions for URL parameters:

<parameter name> = <parameter value>.

URL Syntax for Report Variants

The correct syntax for report variants is:

_VARIANT=<variant name>

URL Syntax for Select-Options

When specifying values for report select-options in a URL, you can pass any of the data types C, D, I, P, and T.

For most data types, you have to specify - LOW and - HIGH values to define a range. The correct syntax for each data type is shown in the table below.

Data type

Description

Syntax

C

Character (text)

SELC_<name>-LOW=<value> SELC_<name>-HIGH=<value>

D

Date

SELD_<name>-LOW=<value> SELD_<name>-HIGH=<value>

I

Integer

SELI_<name>-LOW=<value> SELI_<name>-HIGH=<value>

P

Packed number

SELP_<name>-LOW=<value> SELP_<name>-HIGH=<value>

T

Time

SELT_<name>-LOW=<value> SELT_<name>-HIGH=<value>

URL Syntax for Parameters

When specifying values for report parameters in a URL, you can pass any of the data types C, D, I, P, and T. The correct syntax for each data type is shown in the table below.

Data type

Description

Syntax

C

Character (text)

PARC_<name>-LOW=<value>

D

Date

PARD_<name>-LOW=<value>

I

Integer

PARI_<name>-LOW=<value>

P

Packed number

PARP_<name>-LOW=<value>

T

Time

PART_<name>-LOW=<value>

URL Syntax for Checkboxes

When specifying values for checkboxes in a URL, the only valid data type is C, and the only valid values are X or ' '. The correct syntax is:

CBOC_<name>=<value>

URL Syntax for Radio Buttons

When specifying values for radio buttons in a URL, the only valid data type is C, and the values are names of radio buttons. The correct syntax is:

RADC_<radio button group>=<radio button name>