Infoset Query User Defined Fields

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Infoset Query: User

Defined Fields________________________________________
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Author: Jogeswara Rao Kavala
1.Introduction
We know that Infoset Query is a report development tool given to Functional people by SAP. Using this, a
Functional person can be independent of ABAP to a large extent in the area of Report programs. Infoset query
is cross-functional application. Though this document demos in Plant Maintenance environment, it is believed to
be useful for other Functional people also.
This document is based on the assumption that the readers have basic working knowledge in the area of Infoset
Queries which involve Tcodes SQ03, SQ02 and SQ01. Points discussed here, take an Infoset query closer to
an ABAP report program.
2. Customer defined fields
Most of us, especially beginners, usually work on standard fields available in the tables we work on, in the
Infoset (SQ02). But, sooner almost everyone gets the desire to have his/her own defined fields in the report as a
function of standard fields. Such fields are also referred to as Derived fields, Local fields or Additional fields.
About the task chosen to Demo this
A client has a requirement to compute the duration of fields Required Start Date & Time and Required End
Date & Time in a Notification (VIQMEL table). The same is taken for demo here. Hereon we will be referring to
this field as ‘ mnthr ‘ .
(The above is an example of how requirements arise for derived fields. In IW28 standard report, we have
computed duration for Malfunction Dates, but not for the fields referred above.)
https://blogs.sap.com/2013/10/24/infoset-query-user-defined-fields/ 1/28
Two ways to do this:
1.To define and compute this ‘mnthr’ field in the Infoset (SQ02)
Define:
SQ02 –> Click on Extras button
Click on Create icon in the Extras Tab.
In the pop-up, select Additional Field option and give the Additional field name as say MNTHR.
Continue and define the details and Continue .
After this step we see a node created for Additional fields in the left side.
Also in Extras tab on the right.
Now, place the cursor on the field name and click on ‘ CodingForAddition’ icon.
You are now taken to the Code tab.
Here, give the code to calculate the Duration (mnthr)
Note:
We have used a function module to easily calculate the duration between two Dates and Times.
This might look complex initially for beginners, but if you try it is simple application to understand.
One data type ‘duration’ (type i) declared here for temporary use in this code, because we import the duration
from FM in this form (seconds).
So, we got the value here for the additional field, we defined (in the form of seconds). To convert the same into
Hrs the last line of coding used.
(In other situations, the additional-field value calculation might be much simpler like some arithmetic expression
of few standard fields. The coding will be done accordingly)
All done. Now, you can drag this mnthr into desired Field Group on the right, to have this field in SQ01 for
reports.
2.Now let’s see how we do this in Infoset Query way (SQ01)
Reach the following field selection screen in SQ01.
Then,
We see this (Short Name, Local field indicator columns appear)
Now go to the fields which are the components of the formula to calculate your duration (mnthr)
We know they are Required Start Date & Time and Required End Date & Time.
(I need not mention that these fields have come from the VIQMEL table fields selected in Infoset, SQ02)
And identify them with some Short names like shown below.
Now let us create our Local field (Additional field) mnthr, as under.
Now define the parameters of the field as under.
Now we need to give our code in the Calculation formula seen at the bottom.
If our code is simple we can give it in this screen itself. If it contains more if s then we need to click on Complex
Calculation button and to give the full code. (Our present case needs to go here)
So now, are giving the following code in the complex calculation screen.
(Note that what we mention against ‘Condition’ fields here, are nothing but ‘IF’ in ABAP coding.)
You may try to understand the logic (Condition vs Formula) given above, so that the formula giving would be
easier for your other requirements.
Select this field by ticking the Check-box in the Field selection screen to have it in the Basic List Fields.
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(Also we need to select this field in Basic List screen too as we always do.)
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Now this field will appear in the Local Fields node of the Basic list screen of SQ01.
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All done.
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The above narration mainly illustrates the procedure to have user defined fields. A little complex example has
Making of Boxed Reports for BOMs (using LDBs in Infoset Query)
been demonstrated here, so that simple requirements can be easily met.
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The author wishes to compile some more useful points in the area of Infoset queries, into another document.
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Akhilesh Singh
October 27, 2013 at 3:55 pm

Nice Document.
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Jogeswara Rao K Post author
October 27, 2013 at 3:59 pm

Thank you Akhilesh.
Former Member
October 28, 2013 at 6:56 am

Dear Jogeswara Rao Garu,
I learnt a lot about the Queries by seeing your document’s only.
Nice Document.
Regards,
Bhanu.
October 28, 2013 at 9:01 am

Th k h Bh M t thi t i
Thank you very much Bhanu, May expect one more on this topic soon.
Srinu S
October 28, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Useful document shared. Thanks for sharing
October 28, 2013 at 12:54 pm

Thank you Srinu
Ravi Prakash
November 1, 2013 at 5:56 pm

Nice explanation & good knowledge sharing keep on please keep on sharing Mr Rao.

Thank you Ravi Prakash, You may like to rate these posts.
Ravi Prakash
November 2, 2013 at 8:04 am

Sure done!!!
Former Member

Nice Document to take the next level of learning in Infoset Queries

Thank you Ramachandran !
Former Member

Nice and useful document.
Ivan

Thank you Ivan !
Former Member

Very useful document. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Would you mind to explain how we can concatenate 2 fields in a given table and check that value against
another table field so that only the matched records are displayed in the report output.
Appreciate your time and efforts.
Thanks,
vamsi

1. Create an Additional Field (say ADDL1) in Infoset (Extras) as explained.
2. Give code below for this fields as
CONCATENATE TABLE1-FIELD1 TABLE1-FIELD2 INTO ADDL1.

CHECK TABLE2-FIELD1 = ADDL1.
This should work for your query.
I hope you know about selecting right data type while creating Additional field, depending upon the fields you
are concatenating and checking. (Concatenate only works for Character data types)
Hi Vamsi,
Thank you for the appreciation.
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Jogeswara Rao K
Former Member

Excellent document that covers off quite a few of the questions that are normally raised.
I have a question that I haven’t seen answered completely before regarding the use of the standard date
selection field when using HR ad-hoc queries.
The problem we are trying to solve concerns employee service years and months.
We have 2 dates held in IT0041. Datetype=01 holds the current start date and 02 holds the continuous service
date which is always less than or equal to the 01 date.
What we need to code is the difference, in years and months, between the continuous service date in
datetype=02 and the date entered using the standard HR Ad-hoc query selection.
What we are struggling with is how to reference the date, or dates, entered when running the query.
Normally ad-hoc HR queries are run as of Today but can be run as of a key date in the past or future. In this
case the contonuous service years and months will vary depending upon the date entered. Although a date
range selection could be entered, this would not normally be done with the length of service query, only a sing
date.
So, any idea how the standard date selection field(s) can be referenced in the code behind an additional field
(this would most probably be done in the Infoset) ?
Thanks
Alan
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Thank you Alan,
Though not conversant with HR area, I tried to understand the issue. Broadly it is about taking a date field
value from the selection screen into the code for duration calculation. If it is so this will be possible if the date
fields are from tables you are using in the infoset.
Now take both the date fields (DATE1 and DATE2) into the selection screen in SQ02 (not from SQ01).
If you have doubts about this please refer Tip4 the other document for this.
Declare an additional field for duration (test in the following example)
Use the following code in the code for this additional field :
data: durn type i.

CALL FUNCTION ‘SWI_DURATION_DETERMINE’
EXPORTING
START_DATE = DATE1-LOW
END_DATE = DATE2-LOW
START_TIME = ‘000000’
END_TIME = ‘000000’
IMPORTING
DURATION = durn.
test = durn / 3600 .
All this to be done in the Infoset Extras only.
Now the duration (test) is calculated in Hours.
If any of the date fields is not from the tables, then it might be difficult to address.
Jogeswara Rao K
Former Member

Thanks for the pointers.
I checked the Infoset Selections and found 62 entries, with a mix of SelCrit and Parameters, and chose one
called PNPDISBD to test with.
Created an additional field and set this field to PNPDISBD using additional code.
Ran my test query with the standard HR selection option of Today and the correct date was populated in my
field.
Re-ran with the standard HR selection option of current month and the correct start of month date was
populated.
Re-ran with the standard HR selection option of Key Date of 31.03.2014 and this was the date that was
populated.
So many thanks for your help and your link to the 10 Useful Tips document, that is also very good.
Regards
Alan

Thank you Alan,
I’m very glad you are benefitted by these documents.
Regards
Jogeswara Rao K
Former Member
January 4, 2014 at 9:32 am

Thanks for your share.
Former Member
January 21, 2014 at 11:03 pm

Excellent information, thank you.
Former Member
March 8, 2014 at 12:02 pm

Excellent document keep it up
March 8, 2014 at 1:10 pm

Thank you Deepak
Former Member
March 13, 2014 at 8:52 am

Hi, Guru of infoset
I am beginner of SAP. I created a AR aging reporting using SQ02 & SQ01.
I have faced a issue that some of duration calculation reqired selection date in selcetion screen.
this date is not included any tables.
cf-
Logical database : DDF
selection date : 2014.02.28 (open at a key date-???)
selected sales transaction : 2014.01.05 (SD billing date-from BSID-BUDAT)
I want to get the this 2014.02.28 to calcuate 54 days.
How can I get or add the date in infoset and Is it possible to use your documentation ?
I am sorry in advance if my exxplanation is not enough.
Thanks
March 13, 2014 at 10:09 am

Hi Se-Uk Moon,
I worked for sometime on this.
Situation is tricky, because
-In infoset, Additional fields can not be taken into selections (obviously)
-So I created an additional field, seldate (date format) and taken into field group.
Then, in SQ01, I created a local field say dtdiff. (char8 ) and gave formula to it as
seldate – budat
(you know that these two names are shortnames given to the original fields)
I have taken seldate into both selection screen and List screens
And dtdiff into List screen.
I do not have test data, so could not have the result.
But I doubt this works, due to one obvious constraint that how the value will pass to the sledate selection field
Such are the limitations in Queries when I use to go for coding.
You may also try in these lines.
I’ll let you know if I get any clues. (Time constraint)
Regards
Jogeswara Rao K
Former Member
March 13, 2014 at 10:51 am

Hi Se-Uk Moon
I had a similar issue (see reply on 20-Nov-2013) where I was able to use the standard selection fields.
These are accessed from within SQ02 of your Infoset. Goto > Selections.
In HR you then get something like
I was then able to use these fields, once I found the correct one, as part of a calculation and as a parameter to
a FM.
Hope this helps.
Alan
March 14, 2014 at 2:12 pm

Hi Se-Uk Moon,
Good News, I got the solution. Though this is a confined space to answer. I’ll try.
SQ02
1. Create an Addition field ‘SELDATE’ as under
2. In the Extras – Selections, create a parameter PDATE as under: (sel No. 10)
(Do not get confused, I gave same descriptions for seldate and pdate)
3. Now click on the Code icon of the Additional field SELDATE
and Give this Code. Generate the Infoset.
SQ01
1.I have taken the date BSID-BUDAT for calculation.
Give Short names for fields BUDAT and SELDATE as shown here.
Create a Local field DATEDIFF as shown below.(see the Calculation formula given)
2. Showing our fields in the Basic List.
3. Execute and go to the Selection Screen
4. The desired ALV
Hope you will take benefit of this post.
Best of Luck Moon,
Jogeswara Rao K
Former Member
March 18, 2014 at 7:48 am

Hi,Mr Jogeswara Rao Kavala .
I am sorry for late reply .
As your comment, I have set it up and added field.
and I have coded some adjustment as “SELDATE = DD_SSTIDA” (Standard parameter).
As a result , It is extracted and dislplayed well even though Selction date was not key in selection screen(This
field was dispressed in layout).
Anyway,I was deeply impressed with your kindly instruction.

It is so helpful and cheerful guide to a SAP beginner like me.
Thanks you so much, Guru of Query. ^^
Former Member
July 5, 2014 at 4:09 pm

Hi Jogeswara Rao,
I have created the User Group , Infoset and Query in standard area then copied to global area as per the
requirement.Now I had created the varinat for the query and trying to assign the same Variant for T.code in
se93 but it is showing erro messgae as” there are no variants for screen 1000″.
could you please help.
Regards,
San.
July 5, 2014 at 4:26 pm

Santosh,
Because, your query is not related to the document topic, request you to open a discussion thread (preferably
in ABAP space).
As far the query is concerned it is difficult to make-out the untold parts. Whether the screen number inside the
variant is different? (Check it). Also cross check with a direct case to ascertain that the trouble is related to cop
from one space to other.
Former Member
July 14, 2014 at 10:50 am

Hi jogeswara Rao,
How to control multiple records in the query.We have created the query for Bank details and It0009 is having
only one valid record. In this query we have added It000, It0001,it0041 and it0006.when we run the report for
other period it is displaying more than one record but It0009 is having only one record.
could you please on this query.
many thanks in advance
Regards,
santhosh
July 14, 2014 at 11:43 am

This is one complex area in Queries, which at times forced me to go for ABAP report programs. The reason fo
multiple records is always the deficiency in joins. But it is not very easy to identify which is the join required to
eliminate these duplicate records. At times it becomes manageable, when we identify a field value which
differentiates these multiple lines. If this is the case, then you can use CHECK syntax to eliminate the unwante
lines. Like:
CHECK VIQMEL-QMART = ‘M2’.
This needs usage of syntax Delete Adjacent Duplicates’ which needs the specification of Internal table and tha
is the root problem. Accessing the internal table in Queries is not straight forward. You’ll find several threads in
SCN on this topic, but I didn’t find any with a solution.
Former Member
July 14, 2014 at 2:59 pm

Many thanks for the quick reply,
yes even I could not find the solution for it from long time.
A. Pillai
July 18, 2014 at 11:01 am

Nice document Sir.
I’ve learnt a lot, Thanks for sharing such a useful Information.
– Archana
July 18, 2014 at 11:11 am

‘I’ve learnt a lot’
This sentence is a real reward Archana
Former Member
February 24, 2015 at 7:47 am

Sir,
I want to add a refresh button in sq02/sq01 reports. Is it possible ?
Can we add informative text in selection screen ?
Can we add selection values to report header ?
-Kiran
February 24, 2015 at 9:11 am

Point1 & 3 can not be detailed here. You should take help of other ABAPers to achieve these. I never tried
these. Point2 is possible by putting code in Initialization tab of SQ02 Extras.
Further queries if any, you should start fresh discussions.
Former Member
March 4, 2015 at 2:43 pm

Sir ji !!
Wonder full.. Thanks a lot, for sharing such a detailed and valuable info !!
I am looking for a way to get the report with ‘Company code+ customer+ year => Total of Open Items (single
field with sum of all open items per customer; single row per customer)’
Can you please guide me in this… have tried my best, but I was not successful
Looking forward for any suggestion or way to get it
March 4, 2015 at 2:56 pm

Your query falls apart from the present topic and is perhaps SD or PP related. One needs to be conversant wit
the related tables to understand and answer. So I suggest you to start a new discussion in the ABAP space.
Your query should contain all details about tables/Join you were working and exact issue being faced.
Goo luck
Former Member
March 14, 2015 at 10:46 am

Thank you sir,excellent document . i have created a query for return document details, Here i have taken table
VBRK & VBRP in infoset,and added order,delivery,billing no from vbrp table,And i have written below code to
get the return order ,return delivery and return invoice. But i am getting run time error in prod client,It is workin
fine in qty and dev client,Please check my logic and provide the solution. 1)Return order no : SELECT SINGLE
VBELN FROM VBAP INTO ZRETURNORDER WHERE VGBEL = VBRP-VBELN . 2)Return delivery no :
SELECT SINGLE VBELN FROM LIPS INTO ZRETURNDELNO WHERE VGBEL = ZRETURNORDER.
3)Return billing no: SELECT SINGLE VBELN FROM VBRP INTO ZRETURNBILNO WHERE VGBEL =
ZRETURNORDER.
March 14, 2015 at 11:02 am

Hello Ravi,
Thanks
1. Your tables are related to SD Module.
2. When it is working in other clients and not working in PRD means, some reason like domain/data element o
one or more of these Z-fields was not transported to PRD.
3.This place is not a convenient OR right place for such discussions because of several constraints like
difficulty in attaching images.
4. Also, because of point no.2 this query does not relate to the subject of the present document.
So it is advised to start a discussion with more details like error screen etc, preferably in ABAP space (or in the
function space SD/PP).
Former Member
July 31, 2015 at 3:31 am

Hi Jogeswara Rao Kavala,
Nice document. Thanks for sharing!
I have a problem about additional field. Could you please help to solve the below issue?!
I have added a new additional fields in ME80FN and set this additional fields as a selection field as well. When
I try to execute the report with “Max. no. of hits” and selection of the additional fields, the number of result
records is incorrect.
Case 1:
Selection screen input:-
Max. no. of hits = <blank>
Additional field = “A”
Result:-
500 result records would be shown.
Case 2:
Max. no. of hits = 100
Additional field = <blank>
Result:-
Case 3:
Max. no. of hits = 100
Additional field = ‘A’
Result:-
Seems the report extracted the first 100 records first, and then filter this first 100 records with the additional records
How can I extract the first 100 records with the “additional field” and “max no. of hits”?!
Thanks a lot!
Best Regards,
Eva
July 31, 2015 at 5:17 am

There is a likelihood for this long query to run very longer. This and the nature of the issue (standard tcode
using LDB) call for anew discussion in ABAP space.
Thanks for compliments

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2. Customer defined fields

About the task chosen to Demo this

Two ways to do this:

SQ02 –> Click on Extras button

Click on Create icon in the Extras Tab.

Continue and define the details and Continue .

Also in Extras tab on the right.

You are now taken to the Code tab.

Here, give the code to calculate the Duration (mnthr)

2.Now let’s see how we do this in Infoset Query way (SQ01)

Reach the following field selection screen in SQ01.

We see this (Short Name, Local field indicator columns appear)

Now define the parameters of the field as under.

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2. Give code below for this fields as

CONCATENATE TABLE1-FIELD1 TABLE1-FIELD2 INTO ADDL1.

This should work for your query.

Thank you for the appreciation.

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