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reports

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:51:50 GMT

types of reports execution.

like where we need to use alv grid and where we have to use alv reports?

Re: reports

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:56:49 GMT

depends on your requirement.

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Re: reports

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:59:28 GMT

u can use which ever is feasible to U...

Basic differences are alv grid & alv list is as below...

The ALV list display uses the standard list output, the list that you see when using WRITE statements, the ALV Grid display is implemented in a frontend control which is more user friendly, for example, you can drag and drop the columns where you want.

you can find some samples programs on alv report

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/reporting/alvhome.htm

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Abap_programs.html

Re: reports

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:00:24 GMT

Hi Naveen,

Well it depends on the type of Display you want.

ALV grid display offers many standard functionality like Sort, SubTotal, Change Layout etc.

ALV List Display is similar to Classical report display.

Its always advisable to go for Grid than ALV List.

Hope it helps.

Manish

Re: reports

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:11:51 GMT

Hi Naveen,

To speak excatly, its purely spec related. If the BA asks us to use ALV reporting instead of normal reporting,obviously we should. But as an technical person we should be in an position whether the required requirement will support ALV type coding.

Specially Grids are used where ever you need to dynamically change your output, like hiding the fields, sorting ,descending and ascending making as synchornizing the screen.........etc

Thanks

Manju

Re: reports

Former Member — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:36:10 GMT

Hi naveen,

U can use ALV grid when u need a menu bar and table control....but for ALV list u can use that if u need to display the list.

Moreover, with grid diaplay u can hav the option of modification as well as for Display.

But with list diaplay,u can only display the list..u don't have any facility for modification.

Regards,

Prasad

Re: reports

Former Member — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 04:50:02 GMT

ALV list is used when the purpose is to just view the out put and you have to take the print out of it.

ALV grid is used when you want to modify the out put even after the report is processed and displayed .

For example you have set of records which displays the sales order you can sort the sales order in ascending or descending or say you can further filter the displayed records , alv grid even gives a better display to the customer or the user.