SAP ABAP Data Element FRMPR (Form printout)
Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   FI-SL-IS (Application Component) Information System
     GRWT (Package) Report Painter / Report Writer
Basic Data
Data Element FRMPR
Short Description Form printout  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type XFIELD    
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 Form 
Medium 15 Form printout 
Long 20 Form printout 
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Documentation

Definition

With form printout, you can print a list exactly as it is defined by the row sets.

This means that each set entry creates a corresponding entry in the report output, irrespective of whether a suitable database record is found. The system no longer breaks down intervals in row sets. They are treated as if they have a suppress indicator.

Without form printout, the system would only print rows for which a relevant database record is found. In addition, intervals without a suppress indicator would be broken down into the respective single values.

If the form printout indicator is set, the Report Writer internally creates data records with zero values and processes these as normal database records. This means that runtime will increase accordingly. This extra time needed is displayed in the report statistics.

Example

The row set contains the accounts 1000, 1001, 1002 and the account interval 1010 to 1030. During selection, database records were found for the accounts 1000, 1002, 1010 and 1015.

The following reports are output:

  • With form printout:
    | | Amount |
    |-----------------|----------|
    |Account 1000 | 100.00 |
    |Account 1001 | 0.00 |
    |Account 1002 | 200.00 |
    |Accnts 1010-1030 | 700.00 | <- Caution: Interval is not
    | Total | 1000.00 | broken down
  • Without form printout:
    | | Amount |
    |-----------------|----------|
    |Account 1000 | 100.00 | <- Note: Account 1001 is missing
    |Account 1002 | 200.00 |
    |Account 1010 | 300.00 | <- Caution: Interval is
    |Account 1015 | 400.00 | <- broken down
    | Total | 1000.00 |

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20010607 
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