Report Template (SBV)

Definition

The template that defines the layout of documents.

In the report template, symbols of various symbol types form the link with data stored in specification management and with data from other SAP components.

The symbols contained in a report template have not yet been expanded, that is, they have not been replaced by specification data, phrases, or other field values.

Note Note

The report creation process depends on whether a report template contains specification symbols or not (see Report Creation: Process ). A label represents one example for reports with or without a reference to a specification.

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Use

Link SAP SystemMicrosoft Word

When you create a report template, the SAP system calls a modified version of Microsoft Word: WWI (Windows Wordprocessor Integration) . During processing, the file is kept locally on the user’s PC.

When you exit Microsoft Word, the Word RTF file is downloaded to the SAP database, saved there, and then deleted from the local data carrier.

Note Note

As the generated document is saved as an RTF document, the generation is carried out independently of the language of the Microsoft Word version.

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Link to the Generation Variant

Reports with Reference to a Specification

Report templates are linked with a usage by the generation variant . Usages define the validity areas and ratings for which a symbol of the type Specification contained in the report template may be expanded. The usage must therefore be specified in the following places:

In the generation variant to which you assign the report template
In the specification data to be output, that is in the identifiers and individual value assignments of the value assignment types of those specifications for which the symbols of the report template are to be expanded. To ensure that the system expands the value assignments, you must set the active indicator in the value assignment.

You can only start report generation after you have released the report template and linked it with a specification, a generation variant, a language, and a key date.

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. This report is therefore available for report shipping in the report information system .