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Contents

Why This Guide....................................................................................................... xix

How This Guide Is Organized................................................................................ xix

Who This Guide Is or.......................................................................................... xxiii

How to !se This Guide......................................................................................... xxiii

"avigating the #yste$......................................................................................... xxiii

#pecial Icons............................................................................................................ xx

Typographical Conventions................................................................................... xxi

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Why This Guide

he primar# goal o" this guide is to help #ou create #our own reports in R/3. +achapplication area provides wa#s to retrieve in"ormation and develop reports. #

using the report development tools in an e%cient manner, #ou can uickl#create reports that !t #our needs.

his guidebook will help #ou02nderstand the nuts-and-bolts o" R/3 report development tools such as

$ogistics In"ormation #stem, Report 'ainter, & &' uer#, usinessIn"ormation Warehouse, and more

$earn how to use the report development tools using step-b#-stepexamples to help #ou get started

4iscover 5tips and tricks5 on getting the most out o" the reportdevelopment tools )"or advanced developers*

2se program templates to create #our own & &' reports

How This Guide Is Organized

his guidebook is organi6ed as "ollows0'art 10 7ore Report 4evelopment ools )chapters 1 through 8*'art 90 usiness In"ormation Warehouse )chapters : through 11*'art 30 ;ther Report 4evelopment opics )chapter 19, appendices &

through *

Part 1: Core Re ort !e"e#o $ent Too#s he !rst part o" this guidebook "ocuses on the core report development toolsidenti!ed in book 1. hese core tools include0

& &' uer#Report 'ainter/Report Writer4rilldown Reporting$ogistics In"ormation #stem< tandard &nal#ses$ogistics In"ormation #stem< lexible &nal#ses

&s mentioned in book 1, the tools listed above are not the onl# tools available todevelop R/3 reports. he list includes onl# tools that are used exclusively toretrieve in"ormation.

ools such as the usiness In"ormation Warehouse ) W* or & &' )theprogramming language o" R/3* are not considered core reporting tools becausethe# are not exclusively intended "or report development= the# do much morethan data extraction "or reporting purposes. >ou will !nd more in"ormation onthese topics in 'art 9.



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he chapters in this section are organi6ed as "ollows0

Chapter What you will learn

Chapter 1:Choosing the RightReport DevelopmentTool

7hoosing the right report development tool "or

#our needsIdenti"#ing report development tools thatsupport application areas in Release ?.@2sing the Tools Summary Matrix to evaluatediAerent report development tools

Chapter 2:ABAP Query

7reating a "unctional report in & &' uer#uilding a basic "unctional area using a logical

databaseBaintaining a user group7reating a report using a "unctional area and a

user groupImproving #our usabilit# o" & &' uer#

Chapter 3:Report Painter/Report

riter

4iAerences between Report 'ainter and ReportWriterCow to create a simple report with Report'ainterCelp"ul hints and in"ormation on theReport/Report Inter"ace, "ormula variables, andcreating #our own evaluation structures

Chapter !:Drill"o#n Reporting

;rgani6ation o" the components o" 4rilldown

reporting4iAerences between 4rilldown and otherreporting toolsCow to create and execute a "orm )drilldown*report

Chapter $:%&' 'tan"ar" Analyses

electing data "or standard anal#sisDavigating within an $I standard anal#sis7hoosing which ke# !gures to displa#7ustomi6ing or controlling how the data isdispla#ed )"or example, "ormats*Running a statistical anal#sis )"or example, an& 7 anal#sis*

Chapter (:%&' )le*i+le Analyses

4e!ning an evaluationEenerating and executing an evaluationBodi"#ing the report la#out o" a Fexible anal#sis

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Part 2: %usiness In&or$ation Warehouse

he second part o" this guidebook "ocuses on &'Gs usiness In"ormationWarehouse. he chapters in this section are organi6ed as "ollows0

Chapter What you will learn

Chapter ,:-vervie# o. Reportingin the Business&n.ormation

arehouse

Cow the usiness In"ormation Warehouse ) W*works as an enterprise-wide in"ormation hub

he overall architecture o" the usinessIn"ormation Warehouse environmentImportant concepts and terminolog# related tothe usiness In"ormation Warehouse

Chapter :Creating or0+oo0s

Cow to create a workbook template using the+x &nal#6er

Cow to insert a uer# )or ueries* into aworkbookCow to save a workbook template to theIn"o7atalogCow to add pushbuttons and textboxes to aworkbook template using simple (isual asiccommands

Chapter :Creating Queries

Cow to create and save a new uer#Cow to de!ne !lters in a uer#Cow to create restricted ke# !gures andcalculated ke# !gures in a uer#Cow to create new "ormulas in a uer#Cow to work with drilldown, currenc#conversion, charts, and other W uer#"unctions

Chapter 1 :or0ing ith the B *

Bro#ser

Cow to create channels in the In"o7atalogCow to assign users to channelsCow to add workbooks to avoritesCow to execute workbooks in the +x rowserCow to create and populate clusters

Cow to create &' transaction, Internet, andworkbook shortcuts

Chapter 11:Business &n.ormation

arehouse: 'pecialTopics

Cow to use the &dministrator WorkbenchCow to work with &'-delivered 4emo7ubesCow to organi6e workbooks in the In"o7atalogCow to get the most out o" W )tips and tricks*



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Part 3: Other Re ort !e"e#o $ent To i's

Chapter or Appendix What you will learn

Chapter 12:ABAP ReportTemplates

he basic structure o" an & &' report4iAerences between traditional and interactivereportsCow to build traditional and interactive reportsusing the report template2se"ul tips and tricks on & &' reportdevelopment

Appen"i* A:ABAP %ist 4ie#er 5A%46

ome o" the time-saving "eatures o" &$(, aswell as its abilit# to enhance in"ormationdispla#4iAerences between reports written with andwithout the &$(

echnical in"ormation )sample code* to help #oubuild reports with &$( 5"unctionalit#H

Appen"i* B:*ten"e" *port o.

%ists 577%6

What is the +xtended +xport o" $ists ) $*What is the $ $ist (iewerCow to use $ to export an R/3 list toBicroso"t +xcel

Appen"i* C:'AP -pen &n.ormation

arehouse

What is the &' ;pen In"ormation Warehouse);IW*Cow is the &' ;IW organi6edCow to prepare ;IW source and meta dataCow to download an ;IW report into Bicroso"t+xcel

Appen"i* D:e+ Reporting

he "unctionalit# behind web-reporting he remote "unction calls necessar# "or webreporting interaction with R/3

he "unction modules #ou can incorporate into#our & &' programs to enable web-basedreporting

Appen"i* :%&' &n.ormation'tructures

$ist o" available in"ormation structures within the5 &' name spaceH


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Who This Guide Is (or

he target audience "or this guide includes end users, consultants, andimplementation teams. his publication is intended to bene!t a wide range o"

usersoucan use it as a re"erence or as a handbook.

Dot all chapters are "or all users= the guide seeks to accommodate diAerentneeds.

Re ort *+a$ #es )se I!*, !ata

&lmost all documentation in this guide uses sample data "rom &'GsInternational 4emo and +ducation #stem )I4+ * Release ?.@ . o use thesereport examples )with the speci!ed data and results* as a tutorial, #ou will needaccess to an I4+ s#stem. I" #ou are not sure how to access the model compan#

data in I4+ , ask #our &' s#stem administrator "or assistance. or morein"ormation about I4+ and its current availabilit#, visit the &' web site athttp://www.sap.com .

Training and !o'u$entation

his material ma# be reprinted or reused "or user training or to develop internalcompan# documentation. Cowever, no part o" this guide ma# be reproduced "orcommercial purposes without the written permission o" &' &E and the R/3

impli!cation Eroup o" &' $abs, Inc.

-a"igating the ,yste$

>ou ma# navigate the R/3 #stem using menu paths, transaction codes, orshortcut and "unction ke#s. I" #ou use transaction codes, remember that #ou canenter the codes "rom the main S ! R/" screen.



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ut i" #ou wish to Kump "rom one transaction to another, #ou must precede thetransaction with either /n or /o , as "ollows0

/n +xample0 /nVA01

2se /n to exit the current transaction and start a newtransaction. >our current transaction gets replaced b# thenew one.

/o +xample0 /oVA01

2se /o to open a new session )window*. >our currenttransaction is maintained, while a new window opens withthe new transaction.

e"ore #ou use /n , make sure #ou have saved allin"ormation. ;therwise, when #ou Kump "rom one transaction to another, allunsaved in"ormation is lost. I" #ou wish to review transactions side-b#-side,#ou ma# want to start a new session b# entering /o inthe command !led.

, e'ia# I'ons

hroughout this guide #ou will see special icons indicating important messages.elow are brie" explanations o" each icon0

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+xercise caution when per"orming this task or step. &nexplanation o" wh# #ou should be care"ul will be included.

his in"ormation helps #ou understand the topic in greaterdetail. It is not necessar# to know this in"ormation toper"orm the task.

his in"ormation provides help"ul hints and shortcuts tomake #our work "aster and easier.


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Ty ogra hi'a# Con"entions

he table shown below lists the t#pographical conventions and s#mbols, andicons used throughout this guide.

Word What it Means

Clic0 7lick the le"t mouse button to per"orm the action. 57lickHor 5double-clickH are used when the mouse is the only wa#to per"orm a certain "unction. 57hooseH is alwa#s used "oractions involving on-screen buttons or icons.

+xample0 7lick the node "or !roduction !lanning .

Choose When #ou see the word 5choose,H #ou will either per"ormcertain actions b# choosing particular buttons on screen)using the mouse or a shortcut ke#, "or example* or "ollowgiven menu paths.

+xamples0

1. 7hoose #ile → Save.

9. 7hoose $ac%.

3. 7hoose Enter.

'elect 2sed with instructions "or radio buttons and checkboxes.+xample0 elect &enerate Enterprise 'M& .

Typeface Style What it Means

User input #pe in the text exactl# as shown.

+xample0 +nter 14287 in !ersonnel (umber .

)b*ect Style hown in italics, this word is usuall# an on-screen obKect,"or example, button, !eld, screen title, book or chaptertitle, screen text or message.

+xample0 In the +ser Maintenance screen, enter SAP* in+ser .



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