Report (SBR)
Definition
A document on which data in the SAP
Environment, Health and Safety
(EH&S) component and other SAP components can be printed.
Creating and processing a report is dependent on whether the
report template
used contains
symbols
of type
Specification
.
Reports with Reference to a Specification
The report (also known as "report body") results as the first generation stage following a report request. In combination with a
generation variant
, the report is generated directly for a
specification
, on a
key date
, and in a specific
language
. The symbols of symbol types
Specification
and
Descriptor
, that is, all placeholders that reference data from the SAP components
specification management
and
phrase management
, are expanded. All other symbols (symbol type
Parameter
) for the report refer to data in other SAP components and are only expanded in the second generation stage from which the
final report (SBE)
results.
After the first generation stage, the report passes through the stages of the
report management
status network, in accordance with the generation variant indicators. Once released, the report is available for report shipping in the
report information system
.
Reports Without Reference to a Specification
If the layout of a document template includes no specification symbols, the report template is immediately handled as a released report after the generation variant was assigned to the document template. The released report is available for display and report shipping in the
report information system
.
As the first generation stage is skipped, the report is technically available in the
report information system
with the document type SBV (report template). All symbols in this report are only expanded when the final report version (SBE) is generated. See also
Expansion Time
.
Use
Reports with Reference to a Specification
Report management
supports you in all steps required for processing reports with references to specifications until they are released.
Report management
ensures here that you can check the contents of a report at any time without having to access the specification database. Formatting the document is much faster because the content of the document does not have to be read from the specification database again.
Reports with or Without Reference to a Specification
Released reports can be sent and thus generated as final reports.