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IMG: Check & Specify Report Symbol

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HI Experts,

In the IMG activity, "Check & Specify Report Symbol", under "report symbol type" these fields are listed,

  1. Phrase
  2. Specification
  3. Parameter
  4. Descriptor
  5. Standard Repeating Group
  6. Special Repeating Group
  7. Blank Compression Group
  8. Optimized Repeating Group
  9. IF Repeating Group
  10. Template
  11. Version Information
  12. Language Information
  13. Language Switch
  14. Generation Date
  15. Control Command
  16. Comments

Out of these, we know few symbol type like 2.Specification,3.Parameter,.........

But what about the other Report Symbol Types ? How they can be used & Where..?

Regarding, 16.Comments: Can this symbol type can be used to fulfill the purpose asked here,http://scn.sap.com/thread/3334515 ?

Thanks & Regards

Subash Sankar

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christoph_bergemann
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Dear Subash

these are really very "basic" questions in context of WWI. Anybody who would like to use WWI must have a robust understanding of these methods (symbols). Without this knowlegde: don't go on with WWI. It is not worth the effort and time.

In most cases you use many if the report symbols without really realizing that you do it.  Regarding some of them: i need to check again. But because of e.g. REACh e.g. the "MIC" group was added etc.

Regarding e.g. 10, 13, 15 and 16 I need to check. The others are "simple". Any of them "reference" to a basic functionality of WWI. Check please SAP online help. May be check:

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_07/helpdata/en/a7/2871e90a6c11d28a220000e829fbbd/content.htm?framese...

Chapter "Document Template Editing " and any subchaoter

Check as well: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-41109

I believe:

http://scn.sap.com/thread/3334515

showed the answer: but I need to check the "16" once again. Documenting layouts in WWI is not easy (especially regarding labels).

C.B.

PS: I need some time to check all groups: I will try to collect the answers regarding all of them (what are the purpose etc.)

PPS: may be this could be of interest in the future.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/7c/60a93ef8508913e10000000a114084/content.htm Repeating Groups for Formulas

PPS: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/6c/b088411c90be0fe10000000a1550b0/content.htm

here you will find reference regarding "Conditional output". Citation: "The control symbol for the conditional output has the report symbol type 15."

Different source:

"Blank compression has the report symbol type 13."

christoph_bergemann
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Dear Subash

I checked this topic again. I have some interesting information. Later on I am planning to prepare a new document. Therefore: thanks for asking the question; it was very interesting to find some answers and to drill down in WWI process (which is quite complex).

Ok: The values you have mentioned are part of a domain in SAP (check report symbol table of EHS using transaction se11). If you generate a "where used list" you will find some Includes. One is related to "Constants" and in one other the "Constants" are used (here in a Form routine)

Therefore comming back to your list:

  1. Phrase
  2. Specification
  3. Parameter
  4. Descriptor
  5. Standard Repeating Group
  6. Special Repeating Group
  7. Blank Compression Group
  8. Optimized Repeating Group
  9. IF Repeating Group
  10. Template
  11. Version Information
  12. Language Information
  13. Language Switch
  14. Generation Date
  15. Control Command
  16. Comments

Any of these report types does have a "linked" value. Now it is interesting to detect that this value is used as "part" of the report symbol. You can check this by investigating table "ESTLS".

Example: if you check SAP online help regarding e.g."Repeating group" and an example you find this one:

<11BRG001(M,SAP_EHS_1015_003;1-3)>

<01G1015003AD(P;1)>

<11ERG001>

Now the value "11" is the value as part if the domain relating to "Standard Repeating Group".

The topic is explained a littel bit here:

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_06/helpdata/en/a7/2874e50a6c11d28a220000e829fbbd/content.htm?framese...

Chapter "Editing Descriptor Symbols"

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_06/helpdata/en/6a/8ef2639f214475aebe63d8c6c6ae3c/content.htm

shows an example of thge "IF" type like:<15BIF006(AND:01EHS_ICREPV NE "NON")>

Therefore the value of "IF Repeating Group" = 15 (refer to content of the domain)

If you check the entries of ESTLS you can detect which report does have which report symbol and report symbol type and you can therefore detect which report symbol types are used and which are not.

Actually the type:

  1. Comments

is not supported by SAP (therefore If my debug result is correct: even if you try to generate a report symbol with "link" tothis value; you wil not recieve a result). But in a parallel thread this topic has been discussed. So we can hope/assume that may be SAP will deliver something.

I am sorry to say that I will take some time to "drill" deeper. But if I am finished I plan to share the result.

C.B.

PS: The "value" for "Template" = 20 => if you check ESTLS, WWI etc. This value is used to "include" a WWI layout within a WWI layout; check e.g.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/4b/c5874174a8050de10000000a1550b0/content.htm?frame...

and then chapter: Inclusion of Document Templates:value: <20INCLUDE("Test",01,SBV)>

christoph_bergemann
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Dear all

I checked once again online help:

http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_07/helpdata/en/c4/d89551a0505f72e10000000a423f68/content.htm?framese...

Chapter: Document Template Objects "explains" some of the report symbol types used very often

C.B.