SAP ABAP IMG Activity /OSP/IMG_ACT_RP_CAT (Create Report Catalogs)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ XAP-OSP (Application Component) Office Suite Program
     ⤷ /OSP/REPORT (Package) Office Suite Program - report functionality
IMG Activity
ID /OSP/IMG_ACT_RP_CAT Create Report Catalogs  
Transaction Code /OSP/32000014   (empty) 
Created on 20051109    
Customizing Attributes /OSP/IMG_ACT_RP_CAT   Create Report Catalogs 
Customizing Activity /OSP/IMG_MOBJ_RP_CAT   Create Report Catalogs 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name /OSP/IMG_DOCU_RP_CAT    

Use

Here you create report catalogs and assign reports to them.

Each report catalog groups reports for a particular application (scenario). For each report, you can:

  • Specify parameter behavior
  • Specify default values
  • Define scheduling
  • Assign related reports

Requirements

The reports you assign to the report catalogs must already exist.

Standard settings

Activities

To set up a report catalog, create the report catalog and then assign reports to it.

For each report you assign to the report catalog, you must:

  • Specify the report attributes

    These attributes include the RFC destination that identifies the system where the report is located and the source system type from which it derives (for example ERP or BW). To make the report available to users, you must activate it.

    You can also specify whether a report is scheduled, unscheduled or both.

    • If you set the report to scheduled, users can schedule the report to run at a certain time
    • If you set the report to unscheduled, users can run the report any time on an ad-hoc basis
    • If you set the report to both scheduled and unscheduled, users can either schedule the report to run at a certain time or run it on an ad-hoc basis
      • At least one of these options must be set, but if you don't set the report to active, the report is unavailable to users and these two scheduling options are ineffective.

      Further definable attributes include the ALV layout and forwarding options, as well as the role, tab and scenario to which the report belongs. You can also enter the e-mail address of the report owner.

  • Define parameter behavior

    Most of the fields that define the parameter behavior are automatically filled according to what you select above, but you can configure From and To parameters to activate From and To fields.

    • You can configure From parameters for all parameter types
    • You can only configure To parameters for the parameter types Select Options and Interval

      You can also configure field display options such as Editable, Non-Editable, Hidden and Disabled. If you set a display option to Disabled, the field is not visible in the application.

  • Define parameter default values

    Most of the fields that define the parameter default values are prefilled according to the parameter behavior definition above. You can define the Low/From and High/To values for the parameters based on the parameter types and behavior settings.

  • Define scheduling options

    Report scheduling options allow you to specify the sort order for mulltiple schedules, as well as the start date, start time, and frequency. There are specific daily, monthly, and yearly scheduling options.

  • Assign related reports

    You can assign related reports to this report, but the related reports must satisfy certain criteria:

    • They must already exist
    • They must be already defined in the current report catalog
    • Only activated reports are available to the user

To create a report category:

  1. Click the activity icon for Create Report Catalogs.
  2. Select a Report Catalog. For example, BUMO.
  3. Under Dialog Structure double-click Report Selection.
  4. Click New Entries and enter the parameters.
  5. Click Documentation to view the report documentation if it has been created. The documentation is displayed as the Long Description in the report template.

To configure the properties of a report:

  1. Click the activity icon for Create Report Catalogs.
  2. Select a Report Catalog. For example, BUMO.
  3. Under Dialog Structure, double-click Report Selection and select the report (for example, RHPAYSC0).
  4. Under Report Selection, double-click Parameter Behavior and modify the parameters.

To set the default values of a report:

  1. Click the activity icon for Create Report Catalogs.
  2. Select a Report Catalog (for example, BUMO).
  3. Under Dialog Structure, double-click Report Selection and select the report (for example, RHPAYSC0).
  4. Under Dialog Structure, double-click Parameter Default Value, and enter the parameters.

To set multiple values for a parameter:

  1. Click the activity icon for Create Report Catalogs.
  2. Select a Report Catalog. For example, BUMO.
  3. Under Dialog Structure, double-click Report Selection and select a report (for example, RHPAYSC0).
  4. Under Dialog Structure, double-click Parameter Default Values and select the parameters.
  5. Under Parameter Default Values, double-click Parameter Multiple Values, and enter the values.

Example

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 207   Establish Reporting 
Mandatory / Optional 1   Mandatory activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
/OSP/VC_REP_CTLG C - View cluster SM34  
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20051209 
SAP Release Created in 100