Interactive Reporting in SAP ABAP

Interactive reports and it`s events

Events of Interactive reports in SAP ABAP, interactive reporting in SAP ABAP

Displaying the basic information on the basic list and the detailed information in the

secondary list is called as interactive reports.

In SAP, there are 21 lists, out of which first list is called basic list with list number 0 and
remaining lists are called as secondary lists with list numbers 1,2,3,4...to...20.

The Syatem Variable SY-LSIND will give the list index no.

Example: Display material basic details in first screen(basic list), when ever user clicks on any
material number it displays materials plant details in second screen.

Interactive Reports Events

At Line-Selection
This event will trigger when ever user double click on any list line.
Syntax: AT LINE-SELECTION . "Triggers line selection

At User Command
This event will trigger when ever user clicks on any custom buttons of GUI.
Syntax: AT USER-COMMAND . "Triggers user command

At PF Status
This event will trigger when ever user clicks on any function buttons.
Syntax: AT PF <function key> . "Triggers user command

Top Of Page During line selection

This is used to print heading for secondary lists in interactive reports .
Syntax: TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION . "Prints secondary list header

Techniques used in interactive reporting

Hide area
It is a key word which is used to store the data into a temporary memory call as HIDE area.
Functionality of HIDE is

When ever the user uses the HIDE statement, the data will be stored in HIDE area along
with line numbers.

When ever user double clicks on any list line the system takes the line number and
checks the HIDE area for the corresponding data in that particular line, then the data will
be return to the HIDE variables.

Syntax: HIDE <WA>. "store total work area in hide area

OR
HIDE <WA-FIELD>. "store work area field in hide area

GET CURSOR
This key word is used to read the field name and field value where the mouse cursor is placed or
double click action is raised. It dosen`t use hide area.
Syntax : GET CURSOR FIELD <V_FIELDNAME>,
FIELDVALUE <V_FIELDVALUE>.

Developing a Interactive report in

SAP ABAP
Requirement: Develop an interactive report to display material basic details in
basic list, material plant details in secondary list for a material type input and
display header and footer for primary and secondary list.
Requirement Analysis: In the above requirement we have to get material details for a material
type input(Parameter input for MTART field), when ever user double clicks on any record of basic
list, it will go to second screen and display list plants for that material, display page header and
footer for the report.
SAP Tables to be used are: MARA(Material Master), MARC(Material Plants).

Step1: Define report heading.

Go to SE38, create a program ZSAPN_INTERACTIVE_REPORT.In order to display footer
information we have to provide some space for footer, it can be defined at report definition(First
line of the report), to provide space for footer we use below syntax.
REPORT ZSAPN_INTERACTIVE_REPORT LINE-COUNT 34(2) NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.
"leave some pages for footer and hide standard heading

In the above deceleration we have provided 34 lines for report and 2 lines for footer i:e 34(2), we
don`t need standard page heading so we used NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.

Step2:Data decelerations and Selection screen.

Declare the required internal tables, work areas, variables etc and add selection screen element
parameter for material type input.
DATA : IT_MARA TYPE TABLE OF MARA, "mara internal table
WA_MARA TYPE MARA, "mara work area
IT_MARC TYPE TABLE OF MARC, "marc internal table
WA_MARC TYPE MARC. "marc work area

PARAMETERS P_MTART TYPE MARA-MTART. "selection screen element input field

Step3: Add code to get material basic details.

Add logic to get material details for the material type input under START-OF-SELECTION event.

START-OF-SELECTION.
SELECT * FROM MARA
INTO TABLE IT_MARA
WHERE MTART = P_MTART.

Display materials and use HIDE technique

Display materials and use HIDE technique( HIDE area) to store line data.
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL, WA_MARA-MBRSH.
HIDE WA_MARA. "store line details in HIDE area
ENDLOOP.

Step4: Get plant details using hide area

Get material plants from MARC table based on HIDE area storage under AT LINE-SELECTION
event.
AT LINE-SELECTION.
SELECT * FROM MARC
INTO TABLE IT_MARC
WHERE MATNR = WA_MARA-MATNR.

Step5: Display plant data

Display material plant data.
LOOP AT IT_MARC INTO WA_MARC.
WRITE :/ WA_MARC-MATNR, WA_MARC-WERKS.
ENDLOOP.

Step6:Display top of page for basic list and secondary list

Display page heading for basic list under TOP-OF-PAGE event and display secondary list
heading under TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION event.
TOP-OF-PAGE.
WRITE : 'Material Basic Details' COLOR 5.
TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION.

WRITE: 'List of Plants for material:', WA_MARA-MATNR COLOR 6.

Step7: Display footer for basic list

Display footer information for basic material list.
WRITE: 'Report Generated at:', SY-DATUM COLOR 1.

Final report after modularization is below

REPORT ZSAPN_INTERACTIVE_REPORT LINE-COUNT 33(3) NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.
"leave some pages for footer and hide standard heading
DATA : IT_MARA TYPE TABLE OF MARA, "mara internal table
WA_MARA TYPE MARA, "mara work area
IT_MARC TYPE TABLE OF MARC, "marc internal table
WA_MARC TYPE MARC. "marc work area

PARAMETERS P_MTART TYPE MARA-MTART. "selection screen element input field

INITIALIZATION. "initialization event

AT SELECTION-SCREEN. "at selection screen event to validate inputs

PERFORM VALIDATE_INPUT. "Subroutine to validate input

START-OF-SELECTION.
PERFORM GET_MATERIAL_DATA.
PERFORM DISPLAY_MATERIALS.

TOP-OF-PAGE.
PERFORM DISPLAY_HEADER.

END-OF-PAGE.
PERFORM DISPLAY_FOOTER.

AT LINE-SELECTION.
PERFORM GET_PLANT_DATA.
PERFORM DISPLAY_PLANT_DATA.

TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION.

PERFORM DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER.
FORM VALIDATE_INPUT .
IF P_MTART IS INITIAL.
MESSAGE 'Please enter input' TYPE 'E'.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.

" VALIDATE_INPUT

FORM GET_MATERIAL_DATA .
SELECT * FROM MARA
INTO TABLE IT_MARA
UP TO 50 ROWS
WHERE MTART = P_MTART .
ENDFORM.

" GET_MATERIAL_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_MATERIALS .
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL, WA_MARA-MBRSH.
HIDE WA_MARA. "store line details in HIDE area
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_MATERIALS

FORM DISPLAY_HEADER .
WRITE : 'Material Basic Details' COLOR 5.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_HEADER

FORM DISPLAY_FOOTER .
WRITE: 'Report Generated at:', SY-DATUM COLOR 1.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_FOOTER

FORM GET_PLANT_DATA .
SELECT * FROM MARC
INTO TABLE IT_MARC
WHERE MATNR = WA_MARA-MATNR.
ENDFORM.

" GET_PLANT_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_PLANT_DATA .
LOOP AT IT_MARC INTO WA_MARC.
WRITE :/ WA_MARC-MATNR, WA_MARC-WERKS.
ENDLOOP.

ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_PLANT_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER .
WRITE: 'List of Plants for material:', WA_MARA-MATNR COLOR 6.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER

Unit Testing
To test the above report go to MARA table(SE11-MARA-DISPLAY-CONTENETS), get a material
type ex: FERT, HALB etc, execute the report, provide material type and execute. The list of
materials will be displayed, double click on any record, the corresponding material plants will be
displayed in secondary list.

Interactive report using HIDE

technique
Requirement:Develop a material master report which displays the basic details
on the basic list and description details in the secondary list for a material type
input (selection screen parameter).
Requirement Analysis: In the above requirement we have to get material details for a material
type input(Parameter input for MTART field), when ever user double clicks on any record of basic
list, it will go to second screen and display descriptions for that material, display page header and
footer for the report.
SAP Tables to be used are: MARA(Material Master), MAKT(Material descriptions).

Step1: Define report heading.

Go to SE38, create a program ZSAPN_INTERACTIVE_REPORT1.In order to display footer
information we have to provide some space for footer, it can be defined at report definition(First
line of the report), to provide space for footer we use below syntax.
REPORT ZSAPN_INTERACTIVE_REPORT LINE-COUNT 34(2) NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.
"leave some pages for footer and hide standard heading

In the above deceleration we have provided 34 lines for report and 2 lines for footer i:e 34(2), we
don`t need standard page heading so we used NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.

Step2:Data decelerations and Selection screen.

Declare the required internal tables, work areas, variables etc and add selection screen element
parameter for material type input.
DATA : IT_MARA TYPE TABLE OF MARA, "mara internal table
WA_MARA TYPE MARA, "mara work area
IT_MAKT TYPE TABLE OF MAKT, "MAKT internal table
WA_MAKT TYPE MAKT. "MAKT work area

PARAMETERS P_MTART TYPE MARA-MTART. "selection screen element input field

Step3: Add code to get material basic details.

Add logic to get material details for the material type input under START-OF-SELECTION event.

START-OF-SELECTION.
SELECT * FROM MARA
INTO TABLE IT_MARA
WHERE MTART = P_MTART.

Display materials and use HIDE technique

Display materials and use HIDE technique( HIDE area) to store line data.
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL, WA_MARA-MBRSH.
HIDE WA_MARA. "store line details in HIDE area
ENDLOOP.

Step4: Get material descriptions using hide area

Get material descriptions from MAKT table based on HIDE area storage under AT LINESELECTION event.
AT LINE-SELECTION.
SELECT * FROM MAKT
INTO TABLE IT_MAKT
WHERE MATNR = WA_MARA-MATNR.

Step5: Display material descriptions data

Display material descriptions data in secondary list.
LOOP AT IT_MAKT INTO WA_MAKT.
WRITE :/ WA_MAKT-MATNR, WA_MAKT-MAKTX.
ENDLOOP.

Step6:Display top of page for basic list and secondary list

Display page heading for basic list under TOP-OF-PAGE event and display secondary list
heading under TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION event.
TOP-OF-PAGE.
WRITE : 'Material Basic Details' COLOR 5.
TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION.

WRITE: 'Descriptions of material:', WA_MARA-MATNR COLOR 6.

Step7: Display footer for basic list

Display footer information for basic material list.
WRITE: 'Report Generated at:', SY-DATUM COLOR 1.

Final report after modularization is below

REPORT ZSAPN_INTERACTIVE_REPORT LINE-COUNT 33(3) NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.
"leave some pages for footer and hide standard heading
DATA : IT_MARA TYPE TABLE OF MARA, "mara internal table
WA_MARA TYPE MARA, "mara work area
IT_MAKT TYPE TABLE OF MAKT, "MAKT internal table
WA_MAKT TYPE MAKT. "MAKT work area

PARAMETERS P_MTART TYPE MARA-MTART. "selection screen element input field

INITIALIZATION. "initialization event

AT SELECTION-SCREEN. "at selection screen event to validate inputs

PERFORM VALIDATE_INPUT. "Subroutine to validate input

START-OF-SELECTION.
PERFORM GET_MATERIAL_DATA.
PERFORM DISPLAY_MATERIALS.

TOP-OF-PAGE.
PERFORM DISPLAY_HEADER.

END-OF-PAGE.
PERFORM DISPLAY_FOOTER.

AT LINE-SELECTION.
PERFORM GET_DESC_DATA.
PERFORM DISPLAY_DESC_DATA.

TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION.

PERFORM DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER.
FORM VALIDATE_INPUT .
IF P_MTART IS INITIAL.
MESSAGE 'Please enter input' TYPE 'E'.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.

" VALIDATE_INPUT

FORM GET_MATERIAL_DATA .
SELECT * FROM MARA
INTO TABLE IT_MARA
UP TO 50 ROWS
WHERE MTART = P_MTART .
ENDFORM.

" GET_MATERIAL_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_MATERIALS .
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL, WA_MARA-MBRSH.
HIDE WA_MARA. "store line details in HIDE area
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_MATERIALS

FORM DISPLAY_HEADER .
WRITE : 'Material Basic Details' COLOR 5.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_HEADER

FORM DISPLAY_FOOTER .
WRITE: 'Report Generated at:', SY-DATUM COLOR 1.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_FOOTER

FORM GET_DESC_DATA .
SELECT * FROM MAKT
INTO TABLE IT_MAKT
WHERE MATNR = WA_MARA-MATNR.
ENDFORM.

" GET_DESC_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_DESC_DATA .
LOOP AT IT_MAKT INTO WA_MAKT.
WRITE :/ WA_MAKT-MATNR, WA_MAKT-MAKTX.
ENDLOOP.

ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_DESC_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER .
WRITE: 'Descriptions for material:', WA_MARA-MATNR COLOR 6.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER

Unit Testing
To test the above report go to MARA table(SE11-MARA-DISPLAY-CONTENETS), get a material
type ex: FERT, HALB etc, execute the report, provide material type and execute. The list of
materials will be displayed, double click on any record, the corresponding material descriptions
will be displayed in secondary list.

Interactive report using GET

CURSOR technique
Requirement:Develop a material master report which displays list of materials
for a range of materials (select-options input).
1. If the use double clicks on material number, it should display the details of that material in
secondary list.
2. If the use clicks on material type, it should display all the materials of that material type.
Requirement Analysis: To fulfill this requirement, we need to get material details from MARA for
selection options input and need to get click position of basic list(wether use clicked on material
no or material type) and need to display data based on user click.
GET CURSOR is a key word, which is used to get cursor position with field name and value, by
using this key work we can get value and field name at cursor .
SAP Tables to be used: for the above requirement, we are going to use MARA table.
For this requirement, everyting is same as previous program except some changes at line
selection evet, at line selection we use key word GET CURSOR.
DATA : FNAM(30), FVAL(50).
GET CURSOR FIELD FNAM VALUE FVAL.
CONDENSE FNAM.
CONDENSE FVAL.
IF FNAM = 'WA_MARA-MATNR'.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM MARA INTO WA_MARA WHERE MATNR = FVAL .
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MBRSH, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL,
WA_MARA-MEINS, WA_MARA-ERSDA, WA_MARA-ERNAM.
ELSEIF FNAM = 'WA_MARA-MTART'.
SELECT * FROM MARA INTO TABLE IT_MARA UP TO 50 ROWS WHERE MTART = FVAL.
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL.
ENDLOOP.
ENDIF.

Final code will be

REPORT ZSAPN_INTERACTIVE_GETCURSOR LINE-COUNT 30(3) NO STANDARD PAGE
HEADING.
DATA : IT_MARA TYPE TABLE OF MARA,
WA_MARA TYPE MARA,
IT_MAKT TYPE TABLE OF MAKT,
WA_MAKT TYPE MAKT.
DATA : FNAM(30), FVAL(50).

SELECT-OPTIONS : S_MATNR FOR WA_MARA-MATNR.

INITIALIZATION.

AT SELECTION-SCREEN.
PERFORM VALIDATE_INPUT.

START-OF-SELECTION.
PERFORM GET_DATA.
PERFORM DISPLAY_DATA.

TOP-OF-PAGE.
PERFORM DISPLAY_TOPOFPAGE.

AT LINE-SELECTION.
PERFORM DISPLAY_SECONDARYLIST.

TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION.

PERFORM LINE_TOPOFPAGE.
FORM VALIDATE_INPUT .
IF S_MATNR IS INITIAL.
MESSAGE 'Enter material input' TYPE 'E'.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.

" VALIDATE_INPUT

FORM GET_DATA .
SELECT * FROM MARA INTO TABLE IT_MARA WHERE MATNR IN S_MATNR.

ENDFORM.

" GET_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_DATA .
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL, WA_MARA-MEINS.
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_SECONDARYLIST .
GET CURSOR FIELD FNAM VALUE FVAL.
CONDENSE FNAM.
CONDENSE FVAL.
IF FNAM = 'WA_MARA-MATNR'.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM MARA INTO WA_MARA WHERE MATNR = FVAL .
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MBRSH, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL,
WA_MARA-MEINS, WA_MARA-ERSDA, WA_MARA-ERNAM.
ELSEIF FNAM = 'WA_MARA-MTART'.
SELECT * FROM MARA INTO TABLE IT_MARA UP TO 50 ROWS WHERE MTART = FVAL.
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL.
ENDLOOP.
ENDIF.

ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_SECONDARYLIST

FORM DISPLAY_TOPOFPAGE .
WRITE:/ 'Material Details' COLOR 3.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_TOPOFPAGE

FORM LINE_TOPOFPAGE .
IF FNAM = 'WA_MARA-MATNR'.
WRITE:/ 'Material details ', WA_MARA-MATNR COLOR 5.
ELSEIF FNAM = 'WA_MARA-MTART'.
WRITE:/ 'Material with material type ', WA_MARA-MTART COLOR 5.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.

" LINE_TOPOFPAGE

Interactive Reporting FAQ in SAP

ABAP
What is interactive reporting?
It helps you to create easy-to-read lists. You can display an overview list first that contains
general information and provide the user with the possibility of choosing detailed information that
you display on further lists.

What are the uses of interactive reporting?

The user can actively control data retrieval and display during the session. Instead of an
extensive and detailed list, you create a basic list with condensed information from which the user
can switch to detailed displays by positioning the cursor and entering commands. The detailed
information appears in secondary lists.

What are the event key words in interactive reporting?

Event
AT LINE-SELECTION

Description
Moment at which the user selects a line by double clicking on it or
by positioning the cursor on it and pressing F2

AT USER-COMMAND

Moment at which the user presses a function key

TOP-OF-PAGE DURING
LINE-SELECTION

Moment during list processing of a secondary list at which a new

page starts

What is a secondary list?

It allows you to enhance the information presented in the basic list. The user can, for example,
select a line of the basic list for which he wants to see more detailed information. You display
these details on a secondary list. Secondary lists may either overlay the basic list completely or
you can display them in an extra window on the screen. The secondary lists can themselves be
interactive again.

How to select valid lines for secondary list?

To prevent the user from selecting invalid lines, ABAP/4 offers several possibilities. At the end of
the processing block END-OF-SELECTION, delete the contents of one or more fields you
previously stored for valid lines using the HIDE statement. At the event AT LINE-SELECTION,
check whether the work area is initial or whether the HIDE statement stored field contents there.

After processing the secondary list, clear the work area again. This prevents the user from trying
to create further secondary lists from the secondary list displayed.

How to create user interfaces for lists?

The R/3 system automatically, generates a graphical user interface (GUI) for your lists that offers
the basic functions for list processing, such as saving or printing the list. If you want to include
additional functionality, such as pushbuttons, you must define your own interface status. To
create a new status, the Development Workbench offers the Menu Painter. With the Menu
Painter, you can create menus and application toolbars. And you can assign Function Keys to
certain functions. At the beginning of the statement block of AT END-OF-SELECTION, active the
status of the basic list using the statement: SET PF-STATUS 'STATUS'.

What is interactive reporting?

A classical non-interactive report consists of one program that creates a single list. Instead of one
extensive and detailed list, with interactive reporting you create basic list from which the user can
call detailed information by positioning the cursor and entering commands. Interactive reporting
thus reduces information retrieval to the data actually required.

Can we call reports and transactions from interactive reporting lists?

Yes. It also allows you to call transactions or other reports from lists. These programs then use
values displayed in the list as input values. The user can, for example, call a transaction from
within a list of change the database table whose data is displayed in the list.

What are system fields for secondary lists?

SY-LSIND Index of the list created during the current event (basic list = 0)
SY-LIST1 Index of the list level from which the event was triggered
SY-LILLI

Absolute number of the line from which the event was triggered

SY-LISEL Contents of the line from which the event was triggered
SY-

Position of the line in the window from which the event was triggered (counting starts

CUROW

with 1)

SY-

Position of the column in the window from which the event was triggered (counting

CUCOL

starts with 2)

SYCPAGE

Page number of the first displayed page of the list from which the event was triggered

SY-

Number of the first line of the first page displayed of the list from which the event was

STARO

triggered (counting starts with 1). Possibly, a page header occupies this line

SY-

Number of the first column displayed in the list from which the event was triggered

STACO

(counting starts with 1)

SYUCOMM

Function code that triggered the event

SYPFKEY

Status of the displayed list

How to maintain lists?

To return from a high list level to the next-lower level (SY-LSIND), the user chooses Back on a
secondary list. The system then releases the currently displayed list and activates the list created
one step earlier. The system deletes the contents of the released list. To explicitly specify the list
level, into which you want to place output, set the SY-lsind field. The system accepts only index
values, which correspond to existing list levels. It then deletes all existing list levels whose index
is greater or equal to the index specify. For example, if you set SY-LSIND to 0, the system deletes
all secondary lists and overwrites the basic list with the current secondary list.

What are the page headers for secondary lists?

On secondary lists, the system does not display a standard page header and it does not trigger
the event TOP-OF-PAGE. To create page headers for secondary list, you must enhance TOP-OFPAGE: Syntax TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION. The system triggers this event for
each secondary list. If you want to create different page headers for different list levels, you must
program the processing block of this event accordingly, for example by using system fields such
as SY-LSIND or SY-PFKEY in control statements (IF, CASE).

How to use messages in lists?

ABAP/4 allows you to react to incorrect or doubtful user input by displaying messages that
influence the program flow depending on how serious the error was. Handling messages is
mainly a topic of dialog programming. You store and maintain messages in table T100.
Messages are sorted by language, by a two-character ID, and by a three-digit number. You can
assign different message types to each message you output. The influence of a message on the
program flow depends on the message type. In our program, use the MESSAGE statement to
output messages statically or dynamically and to determine the message type.
Syntax: REPORT MESSAGE-ID <msgid>.

What are the user interfaces of interactive lists?

If you want the user to communicate with the system during list display, the list must be
interactive. You can define specific interactive possibilities in the status of the list's user interface
(GUI). To define the statuses of interfaces in the R/3 system, use the Menu Painter tool. In the
Menu Painter, assign function codes to certain interactive functions. After an user action occurs
on the completed interface, the ABAP/4 processor checks the function code and, if valid, triggers
the corresponding event.

What are the drill-down features provided by ABAP/4 in interactive lists?

ABAP/4 provides some interactive events on lists such as AT LINE-SELECTION (double click) or
AT USER-COMMAND (pressing a button). You can use these events to move through layers of
information about individual items in a list.

What is meant by stacked list?

A stacked list is nothing but secondary list and is displayed on a full-size screen unless you have
specified its coordinates using the window command.

Is the basic list deleted when the new list is created?

No. It is not deleted and you can return back to it using one of the standard navigation functions
like clicking on the back button or the cancel button.

What is meant by hotspots?

A Hotspot is a list area where the mouse pointer appears as an upright hand symbol. When a
user points to that area (and the hand cursor is active), a single click does the same thing as a
double-click. Hotspots are supported from R/3 release 3.0c.

What is the length of function code at user-command?

Each menu function, push button, or function key has an associated function code of length
FOUR (for example, FREE), which is available in the system field SYUCOMM after the user
action.

Can we create a gui status in a program from the object browser?

Yes. You can create a GUI STATUS in a program using SET PF-STATUS.

In which system field does the name of current gui status is there?
The name of the current GUI STATUS is available in the system field SY-PFKEY.

Can we display a list in a pop-up screen other than full-size stacked list?
Yes, we can display a list in a pop-up screen using the command WINDOW with the additions
starting at X1 Y1 and ending at X2 Y2 to set the upper-left and the lower-right corners where x1
y1 and x2 y2 are the coordinates.

What is meant by hide area?

The hide command temporarily stores the contents of the field at the current line in a systemcontrolled memory called the HIDE AREA. At an interactive event, the contents of the field are
restored from the HIDE AREA.

When the get cursor command used in interactive lists?

If the hidden information is not sufficient to uniquely identify the selected line, the command GET
CURSOR is used. The GET CURSOR command returns the name of the field at the cursor
position in a field specified after the addition field, and the value of the selected field in a field
specified after value.

How can you display frames (horizontal and vertical lines) in lists?
You can display tabular lists with horizontal and vertical lines (FRAMES) using the ULINE
command and the system field SY-VLINE. The corners arising at the intersection of horizontal
and vertical lines are automatically drawn by the system.

What are the events used for page headers and footers?
The events TOP-OF-PAGE and END-OF-PAGE are used for pager headers and footers.

How can you access the function code from menu painter?
From within the program, you can use the SY-UCOMM system field to access the function code.
You can define individual interfaces for your report and assign them in the report to any list level.
If you do not specify self-defined interfaces in the report but use at least one of the three
interactive event keywords. AT LINE-SELECTION, AT PF, OR AT USER-COMMAND in the
program, the system automatically uses appropriate predefined standard interfaces. These
standard interfaces provide the same functions as the standard list described under the standard
list.

How the at-user command serves mainly in lists?

The AT USER-COMMAND event serves mainly to handle own function codes. In this case, you
should create an individual interface with the Menu Painter and define such function codes.

How to pass data from list to report?

ABAP/4 provides three ways of passing data:
---Passing data automatically using system fields
---Using statements in the program to fetch data
---Passing list attributes

How can you manipulate the presentation and attributes of interactive

lists?
---Scrolling through Interactive Lists.
---Setting the Cursor from within the Program.
---Modifying List Lines.

How to call other programs?

Report Transaction
Call and return: SUBMIT <progname> AND RETURN, CALL TRANSACTION
Call without return: SUBMIT, LEAVE TO TRANSACTION
You can use these statements in any ABAP/4 program.

What will exactly the hide statement do?

For displaying the details on secondary lists requires that you have previously stored the contents
of the selected line from within the program. To do this, ABAP/4 provides the HIDE statement.
This statement stores the current field contents for the current list line. When calling a secondary
list from a list line for which the HIDE fields are stored, the system fills the stored values back into
the variables in the program. In the program code, insert the HIDE statement directly after the
WRITE statement for the current line. Interactive lists provide the user with the so-called
'INTERACTIVE REPORTING' facility. For background processing the only possible method of
picking the relevant data is through 'NON INTERACTIVE REPORT' . After starting a background
job, there is no way of influencing the program. But whereas for dialog sessions there are no
such restrictions.

How many lists can a program can produce?

Each program can produce up to 21 lists: one basic list and 20 secondary lists. If the user
creates a list on the next level (that is, SY-LSIND increases), the system stores the previous list
and displays the new one. Only one list is active, and that is always the most recently created list.

Using Conversion routine in

ABAP programs
What is a conversion routine in SAP ABAP ?, Using conversion exit in SAP
ABAP, conversion exit in SAP ABAP

What is a conversion exit ?

Conversion exit is a function module, which is used to convert a value from external format to
SAP internal format and from internal format to external format.
If a screen field refers to a domain with a conversion routine, or is directly assigned a conversion
routine in its attributes, the system automatically executes the function module ..._INPUT for
every input in the relevant screen field and the function module ..._OUTPUT when values are
displayed in this screen field and uses the converted content in each case.
Conversion routines are identified by a five-place name and are stored as a group of two function
modules. The function modules have a fixed naming convention. The following function modules
are assigned to conversion routine xxxxx:

CONVERSION_EXIT_xxxxx_INPUT
CONVERSION_EXIT_xxxxx_OUTPUT

The INPUT module converts from display format to internal format, and the OUTPUT module
converts from internal format to display format.

How to find conversion exit ?

Go to a table, field for which you wants to find conversion exit.
Double click on data element and double click on domain.
You can see conversion exit at domain level ex: MATN1 for MARA-MATNR field.
Double click on conversion exit, you will find two function modules.

CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_INPUT

CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT

CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_INPUT is used to convert external value to internal value.

CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_OUTPUT is used to convert internal value to external value.

Scenario and example of using conversion exit in ABAP programs

Requirement: Develop an interactive report to display material basic details in
basic list, material plant details in secondary list for a material type input and
display header and footer for primary and secondary list.
In the below example, when we are getting data from MARC table at line selection we are
converting material external format to internal format.
REPORT ZSAPN_INTERACTIVE_REPORT LINE-COUNT 33(3) NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.
"leave some pages for footer and hide standard heading
DATA : IT_MARA TYPE TABLE OF MARA, "mara internal table
WA_MARA TYPE MARA, "mara work area
IT_MARC TYPE TABLE OF MARC, "marc internal table
WA_MARC TYPE MARC. "marc work area

PARAMETERS P_MTART TYPE MARA-MTART. "selection screen element input field

INITIALIZATION. "initialization event

AT SELECTION-SCREEN. "at selection screen event to validate inputs

PERFORM VALIDATE_INPUT. "Subroutine to validate input

START-OF-SELECTION.
PERFORM GET_MATERIAL_DATA.
PERFORM DISPLAY_MATERIALS.

TOP-OF-PAGE.
PERFORM DISPLAY_HEADER.

END-OF-PAGE.
PERFORM DISPLAY_FOOTER.

AT LINE-SELECTION.
PERFORM GET_PLANT_DATA.
PERFORM DISPLAY_PLANT_DATA.

TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION.

PERFORM DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER.
FORM VALIDATE_INPUT .
IF P_MTART IS INITIAL.
MESSAGE 'Please enter input' TYPE 'E'.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.

" VALIDATE_INPUT

FORM GET_MATERIAL_DATA .
SELECT * FROM MARA
INTO TABLE IT_MARA
UP TO 50 ROWS
WHERE MTART = P_MTART .
ENDFORM.

" GET_MATERIAL_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_MATERIALS .
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
WRITE:/ WA_MARA-MATNR, WA_MARA-MTART, WA_MARA-MATKL, WA_MARA-MBRSH.
HIDE WA_MARA. "store line details in HIDE area
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_MATERIALS

FORM DISPLAY_HEADER .
WRITE : 'Material Basic Details' COLOR 5.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_HEADER

FORM DISPLAY_FOOTER .
WRITE: 'Report Generated at:', SY-DATUM COLOR 1.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_FOOTER

FORM GET_PLANT_DATA .

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_MATN1_INPUT'

EXPORTING
input

= WA_MARA-MATNR

IMPORTING
output

= WA_MARA-MATNR .

SELECT * FROM MARC

INTO TABLE IT_MARC

WHERE MATNR = WA_MARA-MATNR.
ENDFORM.

" GET_PLANT_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_PLANT_DATA .
LOOP AT IT_MARC INTO WA_MARC.
WRITE :/ WA_MARC-MATNR, WA_MARC-WERKS.
ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_PLANT_DATA

FORM DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER .
WRITE: 'List of Plants for material:', WA_MARA-MATNR COLOR 6.
ENDFORM.

" DISPLAY_LIST_HEADER

TREE list report using SAP ABAP

How to develop A TREE LIST interactive report Using SAP ABAP with
Function modules RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT and RS_TREE_LIST_DISPLAY
As we already know SAP supports multiple types of drill down reports like ABAP Interactive
reports, ALV Interactive etc, in this lesson we are going to develop a drill down report with TREE
structure.

Requirement: Display list of materials for a give

input(Material number ranges) with descriptions
in different languages in the form of a tree.
To create a TREE LIST, we use RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT and RS_TREE_LIST_DISPLAY Function
Modules
RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT is used to construct a TREE node.
RS_TREE_LIST_DISPLAY is used to display/print constructed TREE.
Final output of the TREE like looks like below.

Steps to follow to create TREE LIST

1. Data Declarations for required tables
2. Get Data From Required Tables
3. Construct TREE node

4. Display TREE
Go to SE38, create a report with name ZSAPN_TREE_MATERIAL and follow below steps .
Data Declarations
Internal tables and work area declarations for required tables, in our requirement we are building
tree for MARA(Material) and MAKT(Material descriptions multiple languages).
***Material Basic Data Declarations
TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_MARA,
MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR,
MTART TYPE MARA-MTART,
MBRSH TYPE MARA-MBRSH,
MATKL TYPE MARA-MATKL,
MEINS TYPE MARA-MEINS,
END OF TY_MARA.
DATA : IT_MARA TYPE TABLE OF TY_MARA.
DATA : WA_MARA TYPE TY_MARA.
***Material Descriptions Declarations
TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_MAKT,
MATNR TYPE MAKT-MATNR,
SPRAS TYPE MAKT-SPRAS,
MAKTX TYPE MAKT-MAKTX,
END OF TY_MAKT.
DATA : IT_MAKT TYPE TABLE OF TY_MAKT.
DATA : WA_MAKT TYPE TY_MAKT.

Get Data from required tables MARA and MAKT

Get data from tables MARA and MAKT under START-OF-SELECTION event using FOR ALL
ENTRIES.
**Get Data From Tables
SELECT MATNR MTART MBRSH MATKL MEINS FROM MARA INTO TABLE IT_MARA UP TO 50
ROWS WHERE MATNR IN S_MATNR.
SELECT MATNR SPRAS MAKTX FROM MAKT INTO TABLE IT_MAKT FOR ALL ENTRIES IN
IT_MARA WHERE MATNR = IT_MARA-MATNR.

Construct TREE node suing RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT

Function module RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT has a table parameter with name NODETAB, this
parameter holds the TLEVEL(Level of a row ex:1, 2 etc), NAME,TEXT,TEXT1,TEXT2 TEXT9(field name ex: MATNR), NLENGTH,TLENGTH,TLENGTH1 - TLENGTH9(Length of the
field ex: 18), COLOR, TCOLOR, TCOLOR1 to TCOLOR9 etc.
Note: By using RS_TREE_LIST_DISPLAY and RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT function modules, we
can display maximum of 10 columns in each level.
***Data Table decleration for FM RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT
DATA: IT_NODE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SNODETEXT,
WA_NODE TYPE SNODETEXT.

**Declare Constants for TREE

CONSTANTS:
C_COL_KEY TYPE C LENGTH 1 VALUE COL_KEY,
C_COL_FIELD TYPE C LENGTH 1 VALUE COL_NORMAL,
C_COL_MATNR TYPE C LENGTH 1 VALUE COL_KEY,
C_COL_MAKTX TYPE C LENGTH 1 VALUE COL_POSITIVE.

Create Root level

"Create root node at level 1
WA_NODE-TLEVEL = 1.
WA_NODE-NAME = 'Materials'.
WA_NODE-NLENGTH = 20.
WA_NODE-COLOR = C_COL_KEY.
WA_NODE-TEXT = 'Material Master Report'.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH = 50.
APPEND WA_NODE TO IT_NODE.

Loop through IT_MARA and IT_MAKT(inside IT_MARA loop) and build level 2 and level 3
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
CLEAR WA_NODE.
WA_NODE-TLEVEL = 2. "Node Level 2
"Material Number
WA_NODE-NAME = WA_MARA-MATNR.
WA_NODE-NLENGTH = 18.
WA_NODE-COLOR = C_COL_MATNR.

"Material Type
WA_NODE-TEXT1 = WA_MARA-MTART.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH1 = 4.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR1 = C_COL_FIELD.

"Industry Sector
WA_NODE-TEXT2 = WA_MARA-MBRSH.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH2 = 1.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR2 = C_COL_FIELD.

"Material Group
WA_NODE-TEXT3 = WA_MARA-MATKL.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH3 = 4.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR3 = C_COL_FIELD.
"Unit of Measure
WA_NODE-TEXT4 = WA_MARA-MEINS.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH4 = 3.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR4 = C_COL_FIELD.
APPEND WA_NODE TO IT_NODE.
LOOP AT IT_MAKT INTO WA_MAKT WHERE MATNR = WA_MARA-MATNR.
CLEAR WA_NODE.
WA_NODE-TLEVEL = 3. "Node level 3
"Material Number
WA_NODE-NAME = WA_MAKT-MATNR.
WA_NODE-NLENGTH = 18.
WA_NODE-COLOR = C_COL_MAKTX.
"Language ISO Code
WA_NODE-TEXT = WA_MAKT-SPRAS.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH = 2.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR = C_COL_FIELD.
"Material Description
WA_NODE-TEXT1 = WA_MAKT-MAKTX.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH1 = 40.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR1 = C_COL_FIELD.
APPEND WA_NODE TO IT_NODE.
ENDLOOP.

ENDLOOP.

Call Function module RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT

**Construct Tree
CALL FUNCTION 'RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT'
* EXPORTING
*

INSERT_ID

RELATIONSHIP

LOG

= '000000'
=''
=

TABLES
NODETAB

= IT_NODE

EXCEPTIONS
TREE_FAILURE

=1

ID_NOT_FOUND

=2

WRONG_RELATIONSHIP = 3
OTHERS

= 4.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE 'Error in Tree Construction'.
ENDIF.

Display TREE
Finally Display TREE by calling Function module RS_TREE_LIST_DISPLAY
***Display TREE
CALL FUNCTION 'RS_TREE_LIST_DISPLAY'
EXPORTING
CALLBACK_PROGRAM = SY-REPID.

Testing the above report

Go to SE11 -> MAKT

Get material numbers which has more the one description(different languages)

Execute TREE program and provide the material numbers as inputs(which we got from
MAKT)

Execute, expand TREE and observe

Final and Full program source code

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Report ZSAPN_TREE_MATERIAL
*&
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&
*&
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

REPORT ZSAPN_TREE_MATERIAL.
***Material Basic Data Declarations
TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_MARA,
MATNR TYPE MARA-MATNR,
MTART TYPE MARA-MTART,
MBRSH TYPE MARA-MBRSH,
MATKL TYPE MARA-MATKL,
MEINS TYPE MARA-MEINS,
END OF TY_MARA.
DATA : IT_MARA TYPE TABLE OF TY_MARA.
DATA : WA_MARA TYPE TY_MARA.
***Material Descriptions Declarations
TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_MAKT,
MATNR TYPE MAKT-MATNR,
SPRAS TYPE MAKT-SPRAS,
MAKTX TYPE MAKT-MAKTX,
END OF TY_MAKT.
DATA : IT_MAKT TYPE TABLE OF TY_MAKT.
DATA : WA_MAKT TYPE TY_MAKT.
***Data Table decleration for FM RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT
DATA: IT_NODE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF SNODETEXT,
WA_NODE TYPE SNODETEXT.
**Declare Constants for TREE
CONSTANTS:
C_COL_KEY TYPE C LENGTH 1 VALUE COL_KEY,
C_COL_FIELD TYPE C LENGTH 1 VALUE COL_NORMAL,
C_COL_MATNR TYPE C LENGTH 1 VALUE COL_KEY,
C_COL_MAKTX TYPE C LENGTH 1 VALUE COL_POSITIVE.

**Selection Screen
SELECT-OPTIONS : S_MATNR FOR WA_MARA-MATNR.

START-OF-SELECTION.
**Get Data From Tables
SELECT MATNR MTART MBRSH MATKL MEINS FROM MARA INTO TABLE IT_MARA UP TO 50
ROWS WHERE MATNR IN S_MATNR.
SELECT MATNR SPRAS MAKTX FROM MAKT INTO TABLE IT_MAKT FOR ALL ENTRIES IN
IT_MARA WHERE MATNR = IT_MARA-MATNR.
"Create root node at level 1
WA_NODE-TLEVEL = 1.
WA_NODE-NAME = 'Materials'.
WA_NODE-NLENGTH = 20.
WA_NODE-COLOR = C_COL_KEY.
WA_NODE-TEXT = 'Material Master Report'.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH = 50.
APPEND WA_NODE TO IT_NODE.
LOOP AT IT_MARA INTO WA_MARA.
CLEAR WA_NODE.
WA_NODE-TLEVEL = 2. "Node Level 2
"Material Number
WA_NODE-NAME = WA_MARA-MATNR.
WA_NODE-NLENGTH = 18.
WA_NODE-COLOR = C_COL_MATNR.

"Material Type
WA_NODE-TEXT1 = WA_MARA-MTART.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH1 = 4.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR1 = C_COL_FIELD.

"Industry Sector
WA_NODE-TEXT2 = WA_MARA-MBRSH.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH2 = 1.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR2 = C_COL_FIELD.

"Material Group

WA_NODE-TEXT3 = WA_MARA-MATKL.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH3 = 4.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR3 = C_COL_FIELD.
"Unit of Measure
WA_NODE-TEXT4 = WA_MARA-MEINS.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH4 = 3.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR4 = C_COL_FIELD.
APPEND WA_NODE TO IT_NODE.
LOOP AT IT_MAKT INTO WA_MAKT WHERE MATNR = WA_MARA-MATNR.
CLEAR WA_NODE.
WA_NODE-TLEVEL = 3. "Node level 3
"Material Number
WA_NODE-NAME = WA_MAKT-MATNR.
WA_NODE-NLENGTH = 18.
WA_NODE-COLOR = C_COL_MAKTX.
"Language ISO Code
WA_NODE-TEXT = WA_MAKT-SPRAS.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH = 2.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR = C_COL_FIELD.
"Material Description
WA_NODE-TEXT1 = WA_MAKT-MAKTX.
WA_NODE-TLENGTH1 = 40.
WA_NODE-TCOLOR1 = C_COL_FIELD.
APPEND WA_NODE TO IT_NODE.
ENDLOOP.
ENDLOOP.
**Construct Tree
CALL FUNCTION 'RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT'
* EXPORTING
*

INSERT_ID

RELATIONSHIP

LOG

= '000000'
=''
=

TABLES
NODETAB

= IT_NODE

EXCEPTIONS
TREE_FAILURE

=1

ID_NOT_FOUND

=2

WRONG_RELATIONSHIP = 3
OTHERS

= 4.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE 'Error in Tree Construction'.
ENDIF.
***Display TREE
CALL FUNCTION 'RS_TREE_LIST_DISPLAY'
EXPORTING
CALLBACK_PROGRAM = SY-REPID.

Note: By using RS_TREE_LIST_DISPLAY and RS_TREE_CONSTRUCT function modules, we

can display maximum of 10 columns in each level.