Function Levels for Different Users

The drilldown reporting functions are divided into three groups so that you can set up three different categories of users, depending on their tasks and what information they need. This enables users to learn how to work with drilldown reporting quickly. You can change the function level after executing a report by choosing Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Additional functions . End of the navigation path

Level 1 contains the basic functions of drilldown reporting as well as the interface with SAPmail. These functions allow you to navigate within the displayed characteristic hierarchy. They also allow you to display detail lists in order to analyze your data more closely. This function level does not contain certain functions, such as those for maintaining the report or its settings, or those form transferring the report to other tools, such as the Excel List Viewer.

This level is for users who want to analyze certain form reports occasionally but do not require the full navigation functionality of drilldown reporting.

Level 2 contains all of the navigation functions and functions for hierarchies, and allows you to download the report to the Excel List Viewer and to a PC file, and to change the display settings. It also lets you display exceptions. This function level does not contain certain functions for maintaining reports and for defining the print layout.

This level is aimed at users who require the full functionality of drilldown reporting, including the additional download and display functions listed above.

All functions provides you with all the functions of drilldown reporting: defining parameters for printouts, freezing report data, defining exceptions and maintaining reports directly from the report list.

This level is for users who need to set up reports for printing or maintain reports in more ways than is possible under level 2.

Users can change their own function level from the report list by choosing Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Additional functions . However, the system checks their authorization for this before switching the level (see Customizing). End of the navigation path

Note Note

You can assign these levels to individual user master records by entering the parameter IDs RLV1 (Level 1), RLV2 (Level 2) and RLV0 (All functions) using the function Start of the navigation path System Next navigation step User profile User parameters . End of the navigation path

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