Copying ALV Display Variants between different programs

[Former Member]

Is there a way to copy the ALV Display Variants from one program to another? I am NOT referring to selection screen variants.

An SAP standard program was copied to a Z program. Some changes were made to the logic. The original SAP program has many (100+) ALV Display Variants. I do not want to manually re-create them. Is there a way to copy these from one program to another (without using a custom program to manipulate the tables)?

Thanks.

Norm

[Former Member]

Is there a way to copy the ALV Display Variants from one program to another? I am NOT referring to selection screen variants.

An SAP standard program was copied to a Z program. Some changes were made to the logic. The original SAP program has many (100+) ALV Display Variants. I do not want to manually re-create them. Is there a way to copy these from one program to another (without using a custom program to manipulate the tables)?

Thanks.

Norm

[FredericGirod]

Hi Norman,

when you specify the IS_VARIANT structure, maybe you could set the name of the program in the IS_VARIANT-REPORT field.

Whith that, you will access the variant from the standard report.

Rgd

Frédéric.

[Former Member]

I like the idea, but what about new display variants? If they create and save a new one with the Z program, it would really save under the original SAP program? I'll have to think about that one!

[Former Member]

Yes what ever you mention the Program name in the variant , it will import all variants from it, and it will save all variants (if they are new ) to the mentioned one.

regards

vijay

[Former Member]

Hi norman,

even i was thinking the same while you passing the alv parameter is_variant, give the the program which is having 100 variants.

is_variant-REPORT = 'STANDARDPRG'.

this will import all varaints from it, but when you save any new one it will save in the same standard program.

regards

vijay