Explain Block Report?

Answer

This looks like a simple report but this report has the features of sorting and filtering only.This report is used if you have to display more than one report on the output. Technically speaking if you have multiple internal table with data to be displayed as separate blocks then we go for block report of ALV.

The important functions used for creating this report are:

• REUSE_ALV_BLOCK_LIST_INIT
• REUSE_ALV_BLOCK_LIST_APPEND
• REUSE_ALV_BLOCK_LIST_DISPLAY

REUSE_ALV_BLOCK_LIST_INIT

This function module is used to set the default gui status etc. The parameters are similar to the one used in reuse_alv_list_display or reuse_alv_grid_display

REUSE_ALV_BLOCK_LIST_APPEND

This function module adds the data to the block.

Important Parameters

1.Export :

• is_layout : layout settings for block
• it_fieldcat : field catalog
• I_tabname : internal table name with all all possible events

2.Tables :

• t_outtab : internal table with output data.

REUSE_ALV_BLOCK_LIST_DISPLAY

This function module display the list with data appended by the above function.

Parameters : All the parameters are optional.