Difference between REPORT & PROGRAM Keyword

[Former Member]

In ABAP Code,

We can start a program with REPORT and PROGRAM Keyword.

What is the difference?

[Former Member]

Hi

Report is the key word used to display some output on the list

So we can say that Executable program which displays a list is a REPORT

Program is a general word that to be used for any type of program like Module pool, Executable, Classpool, Function Module pool, Include, Typepool etc

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Anji

[Former Member]

Hi,

Earlier all programs are used to be called as Reports only.

Now they are being called as Program.

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[Former Member]

HI,

report we will use for executable type.

program we will use for subroutine-pool type.

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bharat.

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Hello Lijo John,

The PROGRAM statement is equivalent to the REPORT statement.

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Sasidhar Reddy Matli.

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Hello Lijo John,

The PROGRAM statement is equivalent to the REPORT statement.

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Sasidhar Reddy Matli.

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Hai lijo,

The statement <b>REPORT</b> must be the first statement of an independent program. It introduces an executable program. You must specify the name rep directly.

<b>Syntax:</b>

REPORT rep [list_options] 
           [MESSAGE-ID mid] 
           [DEFINING DATABASE ldb]. 

In the above statement, you can replace the key word REPORT with the key word PROGRAM. In executable programs, PROGRAM means the same as REPORT .

<b>Syntax:</b>

PROGRAM prog [list_options] 
             [MESSAGE-ID mid].

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REPORT

The statement REPORT must be the first statement of an independent program following the triggering of possible Include programs. It introduces an executable program. You must specify the name OBJECT directly. You can use the optional addition list_options to influence the basic list of the program. You can use the other additions to set a messageclass and define a logicaldatabase.

PROGRAM

The statement PROGRAM must be the first statement of an independent program after the execution of possible Include programs and introduces a module pool or a subroutine pool. The name prog must be entered directly.

DIFFERENCE

In the case of module pools, the additions of the statement PROGRAM have the same meaning as the additions with the same name in the statement REPORT.

In the subroutine pools, only the specification of MESSAGE-ID is appropriate. Possible additions list_options for the basic list are ignored since subroutine pools do not have their own list buffer. Output statements in subroutine pools write to the current list of the calling main program.