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To format list output, ABAP offers several formatting options.

The formatting options of the WRITE statement are described in Formatting Options .

Other important formatting options, for example, to determine the color of the output or to make list fields ready for input, are the formatting options of the FORMAT statement. They are described in the subsequent topics. You can use all options of the FORMAT statement as formatting options of the WRITE statement.

The FORMAT Statement

Special Output Formats

Lines in Lists