Report Writer

[Former Member]

Hi,

Is it possible to call a report writer report in an ABAP program (with CALL TRANSACTION Start_report) and capture the data in an internal table.

I have already explored the following options:

- Exporting the data to a file but that requires additional work to get the data into a table like format

- Retrieving the data from stored data extract however I could not find a function or object method that returns the data in an internal table

Any tips are welcome.

Regards,

Dennis

[Former Member]

Hi,

Is it possible to call a report writer report in an ABAP program (with CALL TRANSACTION Start_report) and capture the data in an internal table.

I have already explored the following options:

- Exporting the data to a file but that requires additional work to get the data into a table like format

- Retrieving the data from stored data extract however I could not find a function or object method that returns the data in an internal table

Any tips are welcome.

Regards,

Dennis

[marcelo_arrivabenivieira]

Dennis,

If the report writer is a Z program, you can export data using the EXPORT command, and in the ABAP program you can get this data using the IMPORT program.

Here's a sample code to use this program.

I hope it works,

Marcelo

************************************************************************

REPORT ztest.

DATA: t_mara TYPE TABLE OF mara,

t_mara1 TYPE TABLE OF mara,

t_t000 TYPE TABLE OF t000,

t_t0001 TYPE TABLE OF t000,

e_mara LIKE LINE OF t_mara.

BREAK-POINT.

*Instead to call this form you can call the other program

PERFORM call_transaction.

*Here you import data selected to memory

IMPORT materials = t_mara1

mandants = t_t0001

FROM MEMORY ID 'ZTEST'.

BREAK-POINT.

&----

---

*& Form call_transaction

&----

---

FORM call_transaction.

DATA: lt_mara TYPE TABLE OF mara,

lt_t000 TYPE TABLE OF t000.

SELECT * INTO TABLE lt_mara FROM mara UP TO 10 ROWS.

SELECT * INTO TABLE lt_t000 FROM t000 UP TO 10 ROWS.

*-Here you export data selected to memory

EXPORT materials = lt_mara

mandants = lt_t000

TO MEMORY ID 'ZTEST'.

ENDFORM. " call_transaction