Download ALV Report Output as Excel

This Article explains code about how to download Report output in Excel through Program directly.

In case ALV report Display is not required only Excel download is required.

Excel Output will be similar as we download through

List >> Export >> Spreadsheet options

Shown as below.

After Report Execution File gets Downloaded to given Path as shown below.

Excel File Output:

You can try below Program to understand more:

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Report ZALV_TO_EXCEL_DOWNLOAD

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Download ALV Report Output as Excel file

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

REPORT zalv_to_excel_download.

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Selection Screen

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

* Parameter for file path name input

PARAMETERS: p_fname TYPE ibipparms-path OBLIGATORY.

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_fname.

* Filemanager support to locate file in a direct

  CALL FUNCTION 'F4_FILENAME'

    EXPORTING

      program_name  = syst-cprog

      dynpro_number = syst-dynnr

      field_name    = 'P_FNAME'

    IMPORTING

      file_name     = p_fname.

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& START-OF-SELECTION.

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

START-OF-SELECTION.

  DATA: lt_bintab   TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF solix,

        lv_size     TYPE i,

        lv_filename TYPE string.

  SELECT * FROM mara

    INTO TABLE @DATA(lt_mara)

    UP TO 5 ROWS.

  IF sy-subrc EQ 0.

* Get New Instance for ALV Table Object

    cl_salv_table=>factory(

      IMPORTING

        r_salv_table   = DATA(lo_alv)

      CHANGING

        t_table        = lt_mara ).

* Convert ALV Table Object to XML

    DATA(lv_xml) = lo_alv->to_xml( xml_type = '02' ).

* Convert XTRING to Binary

    CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_XSTRING_TO_BINARY'

      EXPORTING

        buffer        = lv_xml

      IMPORTING

        output_length = lv_size

      TABLES

        binary_tab    = lt_bintab.

    lv_filename = p_fname.

* Download File

    CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'

      EXPORTING

        bin_filesize            = lv_size

        filename                = lv_filename

        filetype                = 'BIN'

      TABLES

        data_tab                = lt_bintab

      EXCEPTIONS

        file_write_error        = 1

        no_batch                = 2

        gui_refuse_filetransfer = 3

        invalid_type            = 4

        no_authority            = 5

        unknown_error           = 6

        header_not_allowed      = 7

        separator_not_allowed   = 8

        filesize_not_allowed    = 9

        header_too_long         = 10

        dp_error_create         = 11

        dp_error_send           = 12

        dp_error_write          = 13

        unknown_dp_error        = 14

        access_denied           = 15

        dp_out_of_memory        = 16

        disk_full               = 17

        dp_timeout              = 18

        file_not_found          = 19

        dataprovider_exception  = 20

        control_flush_error     = 21

        OTHERS                  = 22.

    IF sy-subrc <> 0.

      MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

        WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

    ENDIF.

  ENDIF.