List Display with Crystal Reports

By integrating SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports into SAP List Viewer for SAP GUI (ALV Grid), Web Dynpro ABAP ALV, and POWER Lists you get lost of possibilities for creating formatted reports. Actual functions are printing and formatting reports.

You can use generic report layouts for all lists or create a report layout of your own for specific lists. You have the following options:

Report Type	Function	Layout	Prerequisites
Generic Report (SAP)	The generic report layout can be used in all ALV instances: It is not just for a specific ALV use case. The generic report layout does not refer to specific data, that is, it does not make any assumptions about the data to be displayed.	SAP delivers a generic report layout.	This function uses the Crystal Reports Viewer.
Generic Report (Customer)	The generic report layout can be used in all ALV use cases.	You can specify the generic report layout yourself. (siehe Generische Report-Layouts erstellen)	This function uses the Crystal Reports Viewer and also requires that you use the Crystal Report Designer.
Special Report	The special report layout refers to a specific ALV use case and to specific data to be displayed. You assign the special report layout to a special ALV use use and save the ALV layout.	You create this report layout in Crystal Report Designer.	This function uses the Crystal Reports Viewer and also requires that you use the Crystal Report Designer.

Report Type

Function

Layout

Prerequisites

Generic Report (SAP)

The generic report layout can be used in all ALV instances: It is not just for a specific ALV use case.

The generic report layout does not refer to specific data, that is, it does not make any assumptions about the data to be displayed.

SAP delivers a generic report layout.

This function uses the Crystal Reports Viewer.

Generic Report (Customer)

The generic report layout can be used in all ALV use cases.

You can specify the generic report layout yourself. (siehe Generische Report-Layouts erstellen)

This function uses the Crystal Reports Viewer and also requires that you use the Crystal Report Designer.

Special Report

The special report layout refers to a specific ALV use case and to specific data to be displayed.

You assign the special report layout to a special ALV use use and save the ALV layout.

You create this report layout in Crystal Report Designer.

This function uses the Crystal Reports Viewer and also requires that you use the Crystal Report Designer.

Prerequisites

See Prerequisites: List Display with Crystal Reports

Features

You can display or print lists with a generic report. If you need another layout then you can export, edit, and reimport another as a special layout.

Displaying Lists

You can switch between SAP List Viewer and Crystal Reports Layout for displaying lists.

Be aware of the following system behavior:

If you are already displaying grouped lsits with a Crystal Repots layout then the grouping is displayed in the left area of the screen as a structure.
Sums are displayed below the grouped data despite previously being displayed at the top in ALV.
In the Crystal Reports layout you cannot navigate to detailed data, that is, to individual documents.
Texts that you create in the Crystal Reports Designer are not taken into consideration in the translation environment.

Note Note

For more information, see SAP Note 1366785.

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Showing and Hiding Parameters

Select the (Show/Hide Parameter Area) pushbutton to show or hide parameters.

Showing and Hiding Structures

Select the (Show/Hide Group Structure) pushbutton to show or hide the structure.

Exporting

Proceed as follows to export:

Select the (Export Report) pushbutton and save the report layout locally as an RPT file.
When exporting report layouts, additional information (for example about groups, sums, or sorting) is also transported.
Open the file with the Crystal Reports Designer and make the required changes.

Note Note

Adding a Graphic in the Crystal Reports Designer

You are in the Design tab. Choose Insert Graphic .
A dialog box appears. Select the required directory and graphic and choose Open.
To add the graphic, drag the object frame to the required position using the cursor. Place the graphic, for example, in the header.
Save the report.

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Importing

Proceed as follows to import:

Select the pushbutton (Import Report) to import a report layout.
After the import, the report layout is displayed as a specific layout in the layout settings.
In SAP List Viewer for SAP GUI select Settings Layout Save to save a special report layout as a user-specific layout or as a presetting for this one ALV use case.
In Web Dynpro ABAP ALV select Settings Save to save a specific report layout as user-specific or as a set view.

Note Note

You can upload or delete generic crystal report layouts in Customizing.

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Print

Select the (Print Report) pushbutton to print the report.

More Information

For more information, see SAP Help Portal http://help.sap.com/ under SAP BusinesObjects All Products Crystal Reports .