ABAP SUBMIT LIST OPTIONS Statement syntax, information and example SAP source code

SUBMIT - list_options

Short Reference

ABAP Syntax ... [LINE-SIZE width]
[LINE-COUNT page_lines]
{ [EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY]
| [TO SAP-SPOOL spool_options
] } ... .

ABAP_ADDITIONS:
1 ... LINE-SIZE width
2 ... LINE-COUNT page_lines
3 ... EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY
4 ... TO SAP-SPOOL spool_options

What does it do? These additions modify the basic list in the called program. While LINE-SIZE and LINE-COUNT modify the formatting, the other two additions determine the output type of the list.
EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY saves the list to the ABAP Memory and TO SAP-SPOOL sends it as a spool list to the SAP spool system. If these additions are not specified, the basic list is displayed as a screen list.

Latest notes: The additions only take effect the first time the called program is executed. If a selection screen is displayed in the program accessed, the runtime environment accesses the program again after completion, without taking account of the list_options additions. This is particularly important to the addition TO SAP-SPOOL , because the basic list is displayed as a screen list and not as a spool list when the program is accessed again. For this reason, it is advisable not to use the addition VIA SELECTION-SCREEN when using list_options .

ABAP_ADDITION_1 ... LINE-SIZE width

ABAP_ADDITION_2 ... LINE-COUNT page_lines

What does it do? These additions define the line width and page length of the basic list. They have the same effect as the additions of the same name in the introductory program statement for the called program. If the called program has the same additions in the introductory program statement, these overwrite the values specified for SUBMIT .

ABAP_ADDITION_3 ... EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY

What does it do? This addition stores the basic list for the program accessed in the ABAP Memory. It can only be used together with the addition AND RETURN .
The list is stored in the ABAP Memory as an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST , ABAPLIST being a structured data type in ABAP Dictionary.
The calling program can access the list stored once the program has been called, using function modules from the function group SLST .
The function module LIST_FROM_MEMORY
loads the list from the ABAP Memory to an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST .
The function module WRITE_LIST inserts the content of an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST
in the current list.
The function module DISPLAY_LIST displays the content of an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST
in a separate list dynpro.
The function module LIST_TO_ASCI converts the content of an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST
to ASCII representation.

Latest notes: The addition can only work provided the function key
Enter is not associated with a function code in the GUI status last defined for the called program.

Example ABAP Coding Once the program report has been called, the list stored there in the ABAP Memory is read using function modules and inserted in the current list.
DATA list_tab TYPE TABLE OF abaplist.

SUBMIT report EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY
AND RETURN.

CALL FUNCTION 'LIST_FROM_MEMORY'
TABLES
listobject = list_tab
EXCEPTIONS
not_found = 1
OTHERS = 2.

IF sy-subrc = 0.
CALL FUNCTION 'WRITE_LIST'
TABLES
listobject = list_tab.
ENDIF.

ABAP_ADDITION_4 ... TO SAP-SPOOL spool_options

What does it do? If this addition is specified, a new spool list level is opened in the internal mode of the called program and the first output statement for the basic list of this program creates a new spool request . All list output for the called program is passed page by page as a
spool list to the SAP spool system
. The spool_options additions are used to define the spool and archiving parameters for the spool request.

Latest notes: It is not possible to switch from the spool list to the screen list in the called program. The
NEW-PAGE PRINT OFF statement does not modify a spool list level created using SUBMIT TO SAP-SPOOL .

Example ABAP Coding Calls an executable program and creates a spool request. When the name of the called program is passed to the input parameter REPORT of the function module GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS , the information about the line width and page length of the spool list is taken from the statement that introduces the program.
DATA: print_parameters TYPE pri_params,
archi_parameters TYPE arc_params,
valid_flag TYPE c LENGTH 1.

CALL FUNCTION 'GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS'
EXPORTING
report = 'SUBMITABLE'
archive_mode = '3'
IMPORTING
out_parameters = print_parameters
out_archive_parameters = archi_parameters
valid = valid_flag
EXCEPTIONS
invalid_print_params = 2
OTHERS = 4.

IF valid_flag = 'X' AND sy-subrc = 0.
SUBMIT submitable TO SAP-SPOOL
SPOOL PARAMETERS print_parameters
ARCHIVE PARAMETERS archi_parameters
WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO.
ENDIF.

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