Inclusion of infotypes in SAP-Adhoc query

Dr. Hari K Vollala

INCLUSION OF INFOTYPES IN SAP ADHOC - QUERY

There lies a paramount importance for the organizations to have the reports
at the tips. A glance into the reports lets the organizations to strategically
plan for the next courses of business and activities. Reporting can become
very challenging when the differing needs of many decision-makers are met.
An easiest approach for accessing the data in different forms is through the
Queries - Reporting Functionality.
SAP HR offers a variety of access methods in this regard for its users. Of
which, one of the most prominent is the functionality of Ad-hoc Query. HR Ad
Hoc Query enables users to create company-specific reports that respond to
their ever-changing needs for information about employees and the
organization.
The R/3 System contains hundreds of thousands fields in logical databases.
Since the users cannot be presented with thousands of fields to choose from
even from one particular logical database, to create a report, functional
areas/Infosets are created. When creating a functional area, first a logical
database is selected, such as PNP which contains all the relevant tables for a
particular module or sub-module. When selecting PNP which is relevant to HR
master data, the administrator needs to pick which infotypes should be
included in that particular functional area from the total number of infotypes
attached to the logical database.
For the purpose of creating a query, we firstly create user groups, which are
then assigned with the functional areas. A functional area can also be
assigned to the existing user group. A functional area determines which fields
of a logical database can be evaluated in queries. The administrator can
create the user group and the functional area using transaction codes SQ03
and SQ02 respectively.

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PART 1
Step 1: Create User Group SQ03
Follow the menu path SAP Menu -> Tools -> ABAP Workbench -> Utilities ->
SAP Query -> User Groups

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In the User Groups: Initial Screen - Enter User Group (ZUSGRNEW in this case)
- Click on Create

In the User Group (ZUSGRNEW) : Create or Change pop-up window - Enter the User Group Description
- Click on Save

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In the Create Object Directory Entry pop-up window - Click on Local Object button

- The User Group Created is saved

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Step 2: Create Infoset SQ02

Follow the menu path SAP Menu > Tools > ABAP Workbench > Utilities >
SAP Query > Infosets
* In the Infoset: Initial screen - Enter Infoset Code (ZINFSNEW)
- Click on Create button

* In the Infoset: Title & Database Screen - Enter Description of Infoset in the Name field
- In the Data Source selection: Select Logical Database PNPCE
Source the data can either be multiple tables or single table. There are 4
options for the user to select from Data Source.
1. Table join using basis table
2. Direct read of table
3. Logical data base

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4. Data retrieval by program

- Click on Continue (Enter)

- Selected Table gets displayed in the Infoset: Initial Screen

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*In the Infoset : Initial Screen - Expand the Folders and select the necessary Infotypes to be added.

- After transferring Data Fields to Field Groups click on Generate

button
* In the Create Object Directory Entry Screen - Click on Local Object button to generate the infoset

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Step 3: Assigning User Group to Infoset SQ03

Follow the menu path SAP Menu -> Tools -> ABAP Workbench -> Utilities ->
SAP Query -> User Groups
*In the User Groups: Initial screen - Enter the User Group for which Infoset is to be assigned
- Click on Assign Users & Infosets button
* In the next screen, select the Infoset, which needs to be attached to
the User Group selected

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* In the User Group: Assign Users Screen - Click on Assign Infosets button

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* Select the Infoset that is created for Infogroup ZUSGRNEW

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Step 4: Creating the ad-hoc query SQ01

* Create a query (ZQRYNEW in this case)

* Click on Infoset Query

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* Select the correct User Group & Infoset name.

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Step 5: Accessing the Adhoc Query

The so created query is ready to be accessed. The menu path for the same is
SAP Easy Access Human Resources Personnel Management
Administration Info System Ad Hoc Query
Alternatively the same can be directly accessed by using the following
transaction code.
TC:- S_PH0_48000510

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In this info set all the infotypes are displayed. Select the Selection field and
tick mark. Select the output fields and tick mark. In the right side the input
selection field will appear. In that give the required value. If we want to know
the total persons in the available report just click the Hit list button on the
screen. The number of persons will be displayed.
For the complete report click output button in the tool bar. The output of the
related information will be generated.

The data will be displayed.

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The Query can be saved as below

The Transaction PAAH can be invoked to access the ad-hoc query.

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