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Custom dynamic selection variable for standard SAP reports

Former Member — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:34:46 GMT

Hi. Is it possible to add a dynamic selection variable that can then be used by standard SAP reports?

For example I made an entry in TVARVC with "SY-UNAME" as the value, and that can be selected in ME2N, but it comes through as a literal, it does not read the system user name.

Is there some way of either getting system fields or perhaps specifying a function module to read a custom table for the values?

We want to use it on standard SAP reports so changing the declaration of the select options is not an option. We could create a Z report as a copy, but we would prefer not to.

Thanks a lot for your help,

Dave.

Re: Custom dynamic selection variable for standard SAP reports

naimesh_patel — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:32:02 GMT

Dynamic Selections are possible for date and time fields. Maintaining entry in the table TVARVC will be treated as the literal, not the variable.

Check this thread:

As some workaround you can try to use the parameter id, if it is attached to that field.

Regards,

Naimesh Patel

Re: Custom dynamic selection variable for standard SAP reports

Sandra_Rossi — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:51:08 GMT

I never saw that it was possible to set a variable content other than date or time (neither GUIXT, nor screen variants, nor extension, etc.)

I would advise you not to do anything, as there is not a big gain for the effort and the maintenance!

The only acceptable solution I can see immediately is to use "call transaction" by setting values and stop without doing anything else (leave on the first screen).

Another possibility is to use enhancement framework. Recently, I had to use it in vendor creation transaction (should be a big gain), to fill automatically default data from web service.

Re: Custom dynamic selection variable for standard SAP reports

Former Member — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:12:19 GMT

Thank you both, I think that confirms it.