Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN⤷
FI-SL-IS (Application Component) Information System⤷
GRWT (Package) Report Painter / Report Writer
Basic Data
| Data Element | OUT_FORM1 |
| Short Description | Output Format (Addition) |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | OUT_FORM1 | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
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Further Characteristics
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Format (A) |
| Medium | 20 | Output format (A) |
| Long | 40 | Output Format (Addition) |
| Heading | 6 | Format |
Documentation
Definition
This field controls the format in which the reports in the report group are to be ouput to the output medium.
Where
'0'
List format - Output as on the screen
'1'
Table format - Formatting characters such as underline, column separators and thousands point are left out
This format cannot be output to the screen (output medium '0'), it is used to exchange data with external programs. For example to import a report to a spreadsheet program.
'2'
Excel format - The report is exported to the presentation server in a special Excel format (output medium '2'). To display this a special Excel filter must be installed on the presentation server.
'3'
HTML format - The report is exported in HTML format to the application server (output medium '1') or the presentation server (output medium '2'). The file can subsequently be displayed using an Internet Browser.
Note
You should use output format '2' to export to Microsoft Excel. Note that this format assumes a special Excel filter has been installed on the presentation server.
If the report is to be imported to a different spreadsheet program, the output formats '0' and '1' are basically suitable. You must, however, note the following:
- Output format '0': The complete report is exported as a text file. In order to import the cells into a spreadsheet program correctly, you must enter the current column separators at the time of the import (this is, for exaqmple, supported by Microsoft Excel).
- Output format '1': The report is exported as a table. Headers and footers are not exported. Exception: If the standard headings have been suppressed using column text type '9', the column headings generated from the header are exported. The title, last and comment pages are not exported in file format 'WK1' (see below).
For output format '1' to output medium '2' (presentation server) you can specify various file formats:
- ASC ASCII (text format)
- BIN binary format
- WK1 spreadsheet format
- DAT data table ASCII with column tabulator
The file format 'DAT' is the most suitable for exporting a report to a spreadsheet program.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010607 |
| SAP Release Created in |
