topic Re: variants in interactive report in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/variants-in-interactive-report/m-p/3507491#M843597 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Variants are used in order to avoid the tedious work of entering the various different values in the selection screen. </P><P></P><P>In case you have some 15 different values to be entered, you it becomes tedious to do that every time you execute the report.</P><P></P><P>So, what you have to do is.</P><P></P><P>Enter the appropriate values in the selection screen, and click on the save button. It will ask for a variant name , give appropriate name and meaning, so that anybody can understand it, and save once again.</P><P></P><P>Now, you can use this variant every time by using " SHIFT + F5" key or the shorcut on the menu.</P><P></P><P>Reward if helpful.</P><P></P><P>Regards.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:40:18 GMT Former Member 2008-03-04T07:40:18Z variants in interactive report https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/variants-in-interactive-report/m-p/3507490#M843596 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>what is the purpose of using variants in interactive alv reports. how r v suppose to use it?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:32:02 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/variants-in-interactive-report/m-p/3507490#M843596 Former Member 2008-03-04T07:32:02Z Re: variants in interactive report https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/variants-in-interactive-report/m-p/3507491#M843597 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Variants are used in order to avoid the tedious work of entering the various different values in the selection screen. </P><P></P><P>In case you have some 15 different values to be entered, you it becomes tedious to do that every time you execute the report.</P><P></P><P>So, what you have to do is.</P><P></P><P>Enter the appropriate values in the selection screen, and click on the save button. It will ask for a variant name , give appropriate name and meaning, so that anybody can understand it, and save once again.</P><P></P><P>Now, you can use this variant every time by using " SHIFT + F5" key or the shorcut on the menu.</P><P></P><P>Reward if helpful.</P><P></P><P>Regards.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:40:18 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/variants-in-interactive-report/m-p/3507491#M843597 Former Member 2008-03-04T07:40:18Z