In ALV report, while running Background job some columns are displaying empty (misaligned) ?

[vinayad]

Hello team,

In ALV report, while running Background job some empty columns are displaying between each column (misaligned) but displaying correct for foreground ?

What would be the issue ?

Any help would be appreciated !

[Sandra_Rossi]

I guess you output the ALV to a spool request. It might be the issue that you didn't define sufficient width for the spool file, and so lines continue on the next line? Please post a screenshot so that we can make sure what is your exact issue.

[vinayad]

Hi sandra.rossi

Thanks for replying. Here I have attached the screenshot.

[Sandra_Rossi]

Generating a file from the spool file is a difficult mission. There's no standard converter for that. Usually, a custom program is created to run the program to intercept the data before it goes to the spool file.

[RaymondGiuseppi]

Which tool dit you use in OO ALV (e.g. using CL_SALV_PRINT (from CL_SALV_TABLE->GET_PRINT) to set some parameters when CL_SALV_TABLE=>IS_OFFLINE = if_salv_c_bool_sap=>true or some other parameter or method)

[vinayad]

Hi raymond.giuseppi

Used here 'Reuse_alv_grid_display'

[RaymondGiuseppi]

Did you pass some values in IS_PRINT parameter, do they comply with values passed to the background job for print options?

[vinayad]

Hi raymond.giuseppi

Yes, passing a custom structure.

fields like, werks TYPE mt61d-werks,

matnr TYPE mt61d-matnr

[RaymondGiuseppi]

I was not asking on the structure of internal table and field catalog (even if a consistency check is always a good idea) but explicitally on the IS_PRINT parameter.

[vinayad]

raymond.giuseppi

no not passing any values to IS_PRINT parameter.

[RaymondGiuseppi]

Can you set parameter ID SALV_SWITCH_TO_LIST to 'X' and execute your report in foreground (will switch to from REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY to REUSE_ALV_LIST_DISPLAY as in background job)

if no problem during spool display, then insure consistency between print parameter of the background job step and default values in your ALV.

[vinayad]

raymond.giuseppi

I followed the same but no changes but when tried to extract with ALV foreground with REUSE_ALV_LIST_DISPLAY it is proper output means no gap/empty columns.

[RaymondGiuseppi]

In SM37 look at the print parameters of the background job.