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 Importing Report Templates

Prerequisites

  • See the "Prerequisites" section under Import: Process .

  • You have installed the latest version of Windows Wordprocessor Integration (WWI) on the workstation from which you want to import the report template.

  • You have generated symbols by choosing Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Match Up Master Data End of the navigation path in the Basic Data and Tools menu .

Procedure

  1. In the Basic Data and Tools menu , choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Data Transfer Next navigation step Import Report Templates. End of the navigation path

    The Import Report Templates: Parameters screen appears.

  2. Make sure that the path and file name for the transfer file and directory on the application server have been entered in the File with path field.

    Example Example

    /USR/SAP/SH1/SYS/GLOBAL/REPORT.DAT

    End of the example.

    Note Note

    If the template key already exists in the SAP system, you should change it in the *.DAT file using an ASCII editor before import.

    To correct the transfer file, in the Basic Data and Tools menu choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Data Transfer Next navigation step Download File End of the navigation path . After making the corrections in an ASCII editor, choose Upload File .

    End of the note.

  3. Choose with the quick info text Check File .

    The SAP system checks the transfer file for syntax errors and determines the data for the report template to be imported.

  4. Choose with the quick info text Check Log .

  5. Select the log for your transfer file by double-clicking it and check any error messages there.

  6. Go back and on the report template import screen choose with the quick info text Transfer/Start Time .

    The SAP system determines the symbols in the report template.

  7. Check the symbol matchup list. All entries in the System column must have symbol descriptions. If they do not, check if symbol generation was carried out on your system (see “Prerequisites”).

  8. Choose with the quick info text Transfer/Start Time .

    The report template is imported.

Result

After the report template is imported, the screen for editing document templates is opened and the imported template is loaded. The system performs an automatic symbol matchup so that the symbols in your imported template are the same as the existing symbols in your system. This process can take some time. After the symbols have been matched up, you can edit the report template manually. Finally, run a template check by choosing with the quick info text Check Template and save.

You can edit the report templates further on the screens for report template management.