Prerequisites: List Display with Crystal Reports

Prerequisites

Installation

To display Crystal Reports layouts, you must have installed the necessary components locally (including Crystal Reports Viewer for SAP Business Suite Applications.

For more information on the installation, see SAP Note 1353044 Information published on SAP site and SAP Service Marketplace http://service.sap.comInformation published on SAP site under Start of the navigation pathDownloads Next navigation step SAP Software Distribution Center Next navigation step Downloads Next navigation step Installations and Upgrades - Entry by Application Group Next navigation step SAP Application Components Next navigation step SAP ERPEnd of the navigation path, or also SAP SCM.

You must use the Crystal Reports Designer (Crystal Reports 2008 SP2 or higher) to be able to create Crystal Report layouts of your own. Take note of the valid license conditions for using SAP BusinessObjects.

For more information, see Creating Generic Report Layouts.

For more information about Crystal Reports, see the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.comInformation published on SAP site under Start of the navigation pathSAP BusinessObjects Next navigation step All Products Next navigation step Crystal ReportsEnd of the navigation path.

General Prerequisites

This functions requires SAPGUI for Microsoft Windows.

This function is only available for SAP List Viewer for SAP GUI (ALV Grid), Web Dynpro ABAP ALV, and POWER lists.

You need Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher to display Crystal Reports in Web Dynpro ABAB ALV.

For more information, see SAP Note 1366785 Information published on SAP site.

Configuration

For more information about the configuration, see SAP Solution Manager under Start of the navigation pathSolutions/Applications Next navigation step Basic Configuration Next navigation step Configuration StructuresEnd of the navigation path.

Customizing Using Crystal Reports Layouts

In Customizing you specify that users can displayed data shown in ALV using Crystal Reports layout. You have to set this up separately for SAP List Viewer for SAP GUI (ALV Grid) and Web Dynpro ABAP ALV in Customizing for SAP NetWeaver:

  • Start of the navigation pathSAP Customizing IMG Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step UI Technologies Next navigation step SAP List Viewer (ALV) Next navigation step Maintaining Web Dynpro ABAP-Specific SettingsEnd of the navigation path.

  • Start of the navigation pathSAP Customizing IMG Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step UI Technologies Next navigation step SAP List Viewer (ALV) Next navigation step Maintaining SAP GUI-Specific SettingsEnd of the navigation path.

Managing Generic Crystal Report Layouts

You can upload generic Crystal Report Layouts of your own, download or delete existing Crystal Report Layouts, and specify the system guidelines.

You manage generic Crystal Reports layouts in SAP NetWeaver Customizing:

  • Start of the navigation pathSAP Customizing IMG Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step UI Technologies Next navigation step SAP List Viewer (ALV) Next navigation step Managing Generic Crystal ReportsEnd of the navigation path (transaction SALV_CRL.

Application

To display lists with Crystal Report Layouts, you must set up the following:

  • In SAP List Viewer for SAP GUI Start of the navigation pathSettings Next navigation step Layout Next navigation step ChangeEnd of the navigation path. On the View tab select Crystal Reports as your preferred view.

  • In Web Dynpro ABAP ALV choose Settings, and on the Display tab set Crystal Reports as your preferred view.