To execute an evaluation with a selection, proceed as follows:
From the information system menu, select
The initial screen appears.
In the
Evaluation structure field,
enter the name of the evaluation structure on which your evaluation is based.
In the
Evaluation
field, enter the name of the evaluation that you want to execute.
Select the
Execute
function.
A selection screen appears where you can narrow down the scope of the characteristics in your evaluation definition by specifying characteristic values
Specify the selection criteria you require for your report.
You can also specify selection criteria in the form of so-called Sets .
The pushbuttons on the selection screen offer you the following, additional parameters:
Create extract: :
– Output report
This field has already been selected. It means that the list will be processed and displayed immediately after the data selection.
– Save data permanently
If you set this indicator, the selected data will be saved. You can then access it at any time without having to repeat the data selection.
Note that only permanently saved reports can be sent via SAPoffice.
– Name of the saved data
If you have set the
Save data permanently
indicator, you can specify a name for the stored data in this field.
– Password
Specification of a password is optional. If you use a password you can protect data that has been permanently saved from external access. If you specify a password, you can subsequently only display the evaluation data once you provided the password.
Output Parameters:
– Output medium
This field determines the medium in which reports are output.
You can choose between:
0: Screen or printer
1: Text file on the application server, which means the machine on which the SAP R/3 System runs.
2: Text file on the presentation server, which means the computer on which you are currently working (for example, a personal computer). This allows you to store a report directly on your PC, where you can then edit it.
3: Screen/department printer
4: Excel
5: Transfer data to EIS (Executive Information System)
– Output format
This field determines the format of the report.
You can choose between:
0: |
List format This is the screen format. |
1: |
Tabular format This format cannot be displayed on screen. It is used to exchange data using external programs, for example, to import a report into a spreadsheet. Formatting symbols are omitted and report columns are separated by tabs. |
– File format
This parameter defines the type of file to which the report is to be exported. This parameter is only useful if the output medium is the presentation server (output medium = 2).
The following formats are supported: ASC = ASCII, BIN = binary format, DBF = DBASE format, IBM = ASCII with IBM code page conversion (DOS), WK1 = spreadsheet format, DAT = ASCII data table with column tabs.
– Mail interface
You can send permanently saved reports from the R/3 system by mail. You can send the report directly by specifying the name of the SAPoffice user in the field
Recipient.
This allows the report to be sent in the background. If you select the
Output report
indicator as well, then the report will also be sent simultaneously to the printer or will be displayed on the screen.
To execute your evaluation, select
The system takes you to the Report Writer where the report is displayed on screen.