Replacing Variables (Biblioteca SAP - Control presupuestario)

Replacing Variables

You can replace variables manually on the variables tab page. Only variables which can be replaced manually appear here. Other variables are replaced automatically and do not appear here.

Nota

Characteristics which are selected on the variables tab page cannot be further specified on the characteristics tab page. In such cases, the corresponding entry fields are deactivated. For further information, see Characteristic Values.

The question of which variables you can enter depends on the type of report.

For basic reports, there is no user-defined form. The systems proposes certain standard variables (such as fiscal year, period, value type) depending on the application.

For form reports, the system displays those fields which were defined using variables in the form for this report. These fields appear in the order defined under Extras ® Variables ® Sort in the form definition. If the field customer group has been defined with a variable, you use the tab page to define which customer group you want to create the report for. When you have made this entry, the system will perform the corresponding replacement wherever the parameter appears in the report.
If the form definition contains no variables, or only those which will be replaced automatically, the system does not display this tab page.

Readiness for Input

You can either specify the selected variables immediately or later, when you execute the report. If you do not wish to specify a variable until you execute the report, this variable must be ready for input. You can make each variable ready for input when the report is executed, by choosing Enter when executing. If at least one variable can be entered manually, the system displays a dialog box when you execute the report. There you can enter values for the variables or changes the defaults defined in the report definition. If you do not select the field Entry when executing for any variables, the system immediately executes the report and displays the resulting list.

Nota

When you enter variables, the system also replaces all variables which were set during definition of the report on the characteristics tab page, using the function Variable on/off. The status of these variables is always Entry when executing; this cannot be changed. With other variables, however, you can decide whether or not they are still ready for input when executing.

Sort variables

You can change the order of the variables by choosing the sort variables pushbutton. When you execute the report, the enter variables dialog box will display the variables in the order which you have specified.

See also:

Choosing Characteristics

Overview: Variables

Maintain Variables

Defining Global Variables