Editing Report Painter Reports with Report Writer
Use
If you have created a
Report Painter report, you can edit this report afterwards by using Report Writer if you want to use some of the more complex Report Writer functions.Actions
To create a report using Report Painter, choose Tools ® Report Writer ® Report ® Create in the Cost Center Accounting menu.
To create a new Report Writer report, select Report Writer in the dialog box and choose Continue.
Enter a name for the Report Writer report and the Report Painter report and the library to which it is assigned under Copy from.
To converting the Report Painter report into a Report Writer report, the SAP R/3 System automatically generates the necessary sets. From Release 4.0 you do not need to enter a prefix for set names.
You cannot edit the automatically generated sets using maintenance transactions or use them in other reports.
Once you have saved the report, you now have a Report Writer report identical to the Report Painter report. You can edit this new report using Report Writer functions.