Report Writer Reports
Use
In addition to the Report Painter , you can also define reports using the more comprehensive functions of the Report Writer. The following components are required to define Report Writer reports:
Report texts
Report layout
Report rows and columns
Selection criteria for the report data
Cells and key figures
Features
Before defining a report, you must create sets to use in the report. Using sets, you create report row and column blocks and store the selection criteria for selecting report data. For more information, see Sets in the Report Writer .
Converting a Report Painter Report into a Report Writer Report
Although the Report Painter does not currently support all the functions of the Report Writer, you can convert a Report Painter report into a Report Writer report in order to use the complete range of functions provided by the Report Writer. To do this, follow the procedure for creating a new Report Writer report using the Report Painter report as a reference. The Report Painter report is copied and becomes available as a Report Writer report. The system automatically generates the necessary sets, so that you do not have to enter the prefixes for the set names.
Note
You can not, however, edit the sets generated in this way using the set maintenance function. Nor can you use these sets in other reports or functions.
For more information on creating reports, see:
Creating a Report Painter Report
Process Example: Creating a Report Writer Report
Using Variables in Report Text Definition
For more information on editing reports, see:
Note
Parallel reports are no longer officially supported. You can no longer call up the maintenance transactions for parallel reports from the system menus. You can only create and maintain parallel reports using the respective transaction codes. You can still use parallel reports in report groups.
Alternatively, you can include several reports in one report group or use several sections within one report. You can then switch between the reports or sections within one report group.
A second alternative is to display two reports or two sections in two separate windows. If the system takes a long time to select the data for the report, we recommend that you store the selected data in an extract and display the extract in a second window.