From Selection Screen to ALV: REP Workflow in 2026 addresses a problem most SAP landscapes know too well: Custom ABAP backlogs and inconsistent selection screens slow every operational decision.
REP replaces the classic functional-spec → ABAP → transport cycle with a cockpit where business analysts and IT share one living definition of the report.
REP replaces the classic functional-spec → ABAP → transport cycle with a cockpit where business analysts and IT share one living definition of the report.
Capabilities you use in iDataEngine
- Authorization objects on sensitive fields
- Connections (Join) with AI-suggested keys
- Export to API, SQL, Fiori from same iView
- Multi-view and combined reports
- Save → ABAP generation → Activate → Test
- Report templates and Save As
Recommended workflow
- Open the relevant cockpit (iDataView Explorer, SQL Project, API Service Detail, or AccessGuard).
- Extend the same definition to the next channel (API, SQL, MF, BI) without redesigning from scratch.
- Save and capture the generated URL, job ID, or snapshot reference in your change record.
- Enable monitoring alerts and review dashboard KPIs for the first production cycle.
Real-world scenario (2026)
Finance requests a drill-down from GL line items to material documents — joins and auth objects configured once, later exposed as API for the consolidation tool.
Why it matters
A report defined once can feed API, mail, SQL, and Fiori — governance travels with the design instead of being renegotiated per channel.
Your next step is a controlled pilot: Test in cockpit, save with evidence, then extend to the next channel without redesign.