Expert Mode

Use

You can execute reports from two different menus that have different functions. The standard mode contains all the basic functions that you require to execute a report. Special functions that are generally only used by a few users, or that require special knowledge of the Report Writer, are only available in expert mode .

You can call the expert mode from the selection screen or activate/deactivate it from the report output screen at any time. Expert mode does not require authorization to use.

Prerequisites

You can activate expert mode on the selection screen when executing a report, or in the report output:

  • On the selection screen, choose Start of the navigation path Environment Next navigation step Options... End of the navigation path and select the option Expert mode (under General settings ).

  • You can also activate expert mode in the report output under Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Options End of the navigation path .

Features

Expert mode offers the user more functions than are available in the standard mode.

The following functions are available in expert mode:

On the selection screen:

  • Variation

    You can display the report in different levels of detail and different variation ranges.

    If you have defined variation levels in your report ( Vary Frm/To/S fields on the Create Report: General Data Selection screen), the variation function is activated automatically. You can change the variation settings with the button Variation .

    The default settings in the Additional Entries: Variation dialog box are taken from the report definition. You can change these settings as required.

    The Explode option creates a summarized report for all characteristic values, plus a report for each node and single value in the interval of the group.

    The SngleVal function creates a report for every single value in the interval or group.

    The Do not explode function creates one report containing summarized data for all characteristic values.

    To enter detailed variation levels in your report, choose ( Detail ). In the subsequent dialog box, you can enter a variation range and activate the variation of the single values if desired.

    Note Note

    If you want to navigate between variation levels in the report output, you must enter a range of variation levels (such as 1 to 99 ) in the from and to fields. The SngleVal indicator determines whether different reports are output for the single values contained in the group (set).

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    The following table shows the correlation between the v ariation indicators and the variation range/single value combination.

    Variation vs. Variation Range/Single Value

    Variation indicator

    Variation range

    Single values

    Explode

    1 to 99

    Active

    Single values

    1-

    Active

    Do not explode

    1 to 1

    Inactive

    Note Note

    If you have set the variation indicator to Single values in the report definition, you cannot change this default setting in the variation dialog boxes. Reports are always output for the single values contained in the selected group (set).

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    For more information, see Variation and General Data Selection .

  • Currency Translation

    You can use the currency translation function to translate currency key figures into a joint target calculation. For currency translation, choose . Enter the information required for currency translation in the dialog box.

  • Output Parameters

    In expert mode, you can also establish default settings that apply when you exit the report:

    • Save settings

    • Generate extract

      For more information on extracts, Extracts .

  • Extract Parameters

    Choose Extract parameters.. . to define the extract parameters. From the Entry: Extract Parameters screen, you can make the following settings:

    • The default setting is Do not create extract . If you select this setting, you can exit the entry screen with .

      To save your report selection data as an extract, set the Create extract indicator and enter the extract parameters.

    • In the group box Extract parameters , enter a description for the extract in the Description field.

    • Expiration date of the extract

      If you want the extract to be deleted after a specific period of time, select Expires in and enter the number of days for which the extract is valid or select Expires on and enter an expiry date for the extract.

      Caution Caution

      Once an extract has been deleted, it cannot be retrieved.

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      If you do not want the extract to be deleted after a specific period of time, select No expiration date.

      Recommendation Recommendation

      You should select this indicator if you want to keep the extract for a longer period of time.

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      Note Note

      The expiration date is only effective within a given release version. If you upgrade to a later release, all report extracts are deleted. However, extracts are not deleted when you upgrade the maintenance level of your SAP system.

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      To save the extract parameters, choose .

      Note Note

      When you exit a report that has not been saved in an extract file, a dialog box appears asking whether you want to save the report as an extract. If you choose Yes , the system calls up the extract dialog box in which you enter the above information.

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      For more information, see Extracts , Creating an Extract , and Managing Extracts .

  • Selecting Reports

    By choosing Reports you can select particular reports in your report group.

    Note Note

    This functionality is available should your report group contain more than one report.

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In the report output: