Type of Reporting 

The following types of reporting are available in the InfoSet Query:

The reporting type Development is used for creating queries that are going to be used on a long-term basis. This means that queries can be saved (as executable programs), incorporated into menus, or distributed. Technically speaking, this means that the global area is always used, and a connection to the Workbench Organizer exists whenever you call up the InfoSet Query for the Development reporting type.

The reporting type Ad-hoc reporting is used primarily as a quick and simple way of creating specific reports that, as a rule, are not needed more than once. Ad-hoc reporting is possible in both query areas (global and standard), and you can also save your queries. In the global area, they are always saved in a temporary development class, and there is no dialog with the Workbench Organizer. In the standard area, queries can only be transported with the tools intended for the task. You can find further information on creating and transporting queries in the SAP Query documentation under the section Transporting Query Objects and its subsections.

Calling up the InfoSet Query has been set up in Human Resources (HR), so that the InfoSet Query has default values in the specified query area and user group parameters, and only ad-hoc reporting can take place. This means, that a user, who starts the InfoSet Query using HR’s information systems, either goes straight to the initial screen of the InfoSet Query, where the assigned InfoSet is displayed, or can choose between several assigned InfoSets. In this type of call in HR, the InfoSet Query is called Ad-hoc Query.

The type of reporting depends on the report used to start the InfoSet Query. You can find further information on the reports for starting the InfoSet Query under Modules for Calling the InfoSet Query.