tailieunhanh - Appendix B: Extended Export of Lists (XXL)

Extended Export of Lists (XXL) helps achieve a tighter integration between the R/3 System and PC applications. XXL is an R/3 component that uses Microsoft Excel to display and manipulate list objects from R/3 applications. The XXL has two primary goals: | Appendix B Extended Export of Lists XXL Contents XXL Support in the R 3 The XXL List Where to Learn In this chapter you will learn What is the Extended Export of Lists XXL What is the XXL List Viewer How to use XXL to export an R 3 list to Microsoft Excel Report Development Tools B-1 Appendix B Extended Export of Lists XXL Overview Overview Extended Export of Lists XXL helps achieve a tighter integration between the R 3 System and PC applications. XXL is an R 3 component that uses Microsoft Excel to display and manipulate list objects from R 3 applications. The XXL has two primary goals To provide users with Microsoft Excel functionality that can be used with R 3 lists directly from inside the R 3 environment. To recognize the transferred data as SAP objects in order to protect it from consistency breaches. List objects are files created by R 3 applications and transferred to XXL. List objects contain the data to be listed information on the list structure and characteristics of the data meta information . The term list object is used here because the R 3 System not only transfers the list data to XXL but also the corresponding meta information information on the list structure the characteristics of the list data and explanatory texts. For more information on the XXL application programming interface API see the R 3 System s online help documentation. The transferred meta information allows XXL to provide adequate presentation of the list object on the spreadsheet. XXL activates special macros after the transferred data has been loaded in the spreadsheet program or processes the transferred data using OLE Automation. B-2 Reporting Made Easy Appendix B Extended Export of Lists XXL XXL Support in the R 3 System Functional Areas XXL has two main tasks Defining an API Application Programming Interface in the form of a function module which allows ABAP programs to export list objects to the user s PC. Activating a .