To Search for Appropriate Standard Reports
Steps:
Queries
There are some reporting tools (also sometimes called query tools) available in SAP systems, which can be used to create reports without the need to write your own ABAP program. These tools are not restricted to specific applications. You can use them to create reports and thus avoid writing your own ABAP program. The following reports tools are available:
Comparison of Reporting Solutions
|
Reporting Solution |
Purpose |
Advantages |
Limitations |
|
Standard Reports |
Provide solutions for the most common reporting requirements |
● Immediately usable ● No Development effort |
● Limited flexibility ● No flexibility with regard to the output field |
|
Infoset query |
● Easy to use general SAP reporting tool for creating your own reports ● Allows the creation of evaluations for all areas of human resource |
● Simple user interface ● Is easy to operate ● No programming ● Integrated with SAP query infoset ● Queries can be edited in SAP Query if necessary ● User access to infoset Query is integrated in roles |
● You first need to define infosets and user groups in SAP Query ● Cannot display list entries with multiple rows |
|
SAP Query |
● General SAP reporting tool for creating your own reports ● Individual definition of user groups, infosets, and Queries |
● Flexible ● No programming ● Allows you to place queries in the SAP Easy Access Menu ● Provide extensive option to aggregate data, perform calculations, and display graphics ● Allows you to display list entries with multiple rows ● Allows you to define a basic list and multiple statistics and ranked lists for each query |
● Restricted to data from the SAP system ● Requires a higher training investment than other report creation tools |
|
Your own ABAP programs |
Ultimately flexibility to implement customer requirements |
● Make the entire scope of the ABAP language available ● Provides an easy-to-use development environment |
● Provides a solution with total freedom ● Involves the risk of programming issues, such as poor runtime, incorrect data retrieval, or incorrect data interpretation |
ALV and ABAP Lists
The following output formats are available for displaying report results:
The ALV is an output format to display mass data as a table or a tree. It provides a range of standard functions, making it a better alternative to the classic list.