ABAP ALV MANUAL

introduction Develop reports in ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programing) with a good look and advanced features is not trivial. Imagine developing a report with color, header, total row, label the columns and columns separators. To make matters worse a bit, which allows sorting by any field, increase or decrease the size of columns, I would also be able to exchange the position of the columns, omit or display fields, totaling, grouping, export to Excel, etc.. Totally possible and also feasible without the use of ALV functions. The ALV standardizes and simplifies viewing and operation lists and reports in R / 3 system. Provides interfaces and standardized formats for all lists and reports. In the book we see how to create programs using an ALV function. Seems small, but they all work in a similar manner. traditional reporting

A traditional ABAP report has no resource or default formatting. Everything must be programmed via code. A program to list a report like the example above, it requires a lot of coding. Note that there is nothing complex. Once ready, a simple change in positioning of the fields or in paper size, already requires a new modification process. The user does not have the resources to solve the problem. Any action on the report, different from the standard menu options of the R / 3 for this type of listing, will be programmed. No simple task, since the programmer must make the process of back and forth, or the report should be dynamic to the point the user back in the initial situation, after some modification.

ALV reports
ALV lists are dynamic by definition. The programmer will choose whom or what resources will be made available in its report.

Very similar to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, each column is fully adjustable, can be interchanged, the grid lines and colors are automatic. Simple resources that already eliminates a large programming effort, especially changes.

Toolbar All other resources are concentrated in a toolbar that function disponiliza along the bar of the standard R / 3 (At the top of the report). Some icons are pretty common and simple functions, but everything is ready for use, without typing one more line of code in the program.

First, let's just see a brief description of their functions:...

Select a line and click it. The line will be highlighted in the form of column. Reintroduces the report. Make all the lines. Clears all lines. Selecting a column and then clicking this button, the entire report will be sorted in ascending order by that column. Same as above but the classification is in descending order. You can filter your report based on field values. Total of the selected column. The column must contain a value. Character columns can not be measured. Displays subtotals for an overall total for the selected column. Any column should already be memorized, but there is no change. Shows how you will be printing the report. Exports the report to Microsoft Excel. Exports the report to Microsoft Word. Writes the report on file.