Difference between normal funcation and ALV funcational module

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

Please answer for this question

what is the differnce between normal funcation and ALV funcational module ?

Thanks/Radha.

[Former Member]

Hi,

There is as such no difference between them.They will only differ functionality wise.

[Former Member]

Hi,

There are two ways of reporting List report and alv report.

the normal write statement usage gives us a listt report.

But ALV report offers a good asthetic report output. It almost function as your Excel File .

You can do many functions Total ,Subtotaling,sorting,filtering,

etc.

There two ways to do ALV report i.e. using function module REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY and using OOPS concept.

[former_member156446]

Hi, If i can answer to this question in a funny way.. I would say normal FM deosnot require field catalog.. ALV FM need field catalog..

[Former Member]

Hi,

On a more serious note I wud say:

When u use an ALV FM....the whole control of ur output screen goes to ALV, i.e, whatever u wish to display (headers, comments, selection data, etc) shud be through ALV.....u cannot use any statement like WRITE:/ in the same screen where u r using ALV.