SAP ABAP Data Element FCLAS (Table class for Report Writer)
Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   FI-SL-IS (Application Component) Information System
     GRWT (Package) Report Painter / Report Writer
Basic Data
Data Element FCLAS
Short Description Table class for Report Writer  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type FCLAS    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Class 
Medium 15 Table class 
Long 20 Table class 
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Documentation

Definition

The Report Writer groups the various tables into classes. Depending on these classes, different coding might be generated.

At present, there are the following classes:

  • " ": Tables without special processing
  • "I": Virtual tables: selection takes place using external perform The selection is carried out in an internal table which is filled using an exit. In this way, you can summarize complex data sources in the Report Writer to a reporting structure.

    The exit must have the following name: FILL_tab, where 'tab' is the name of the table. The exit routine has the following interface:

    FORM FILL_tab
    TABLES SEL_TAB DATA_TAB.

    The internal table SEL_TAB has the following structure:

    FIELD(10) TYPE C
    MIN(24) TYPE C
    MAX(24) TYPE C

    Before the exit routine is called up, this table is filled based on the selection criteria. In this process, FIELD is filled with the field names and MAX receives the from and to values for the selection.

    The internal table DATA_TAB has the reporting table structure and is filled by the exit routine.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20010607 
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