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Function Module for Reports

The extraction of SAP ABAP reports requires the installation of a custom function module in your SAP system.

Download Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT

The SAP transport request Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT-transport.zip for installing Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT is available for download in the Customer Portal or you can copy it from the installation directory of Xtract Universal, e.g., C:\Program Files\XtractUniversal\ABAP\Report\. Which transport request you can use depends on your SAP system:

Install Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT

Import the transport request Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT-transport.zip into your SAP system using the SAP Transport Management System (TMS).

For more information, see Knowledge Base: Import an SAP Transport Request.

Upgrade Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT

Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT gets occasional updates to improve functionality, see Changelog.

Before upgrading Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT, it is recommended to delete the existing custom function module from the SAP system. Xtract Universal provides deletion transport requests to support clean upgrades. The deletion transport requests remove all repository objects contained in the package, while leaving the package itself intact.

You can download the deletion transport request Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT_DELETE_TR.zip in the Customer Portal or you can copy it from the installation directory of Xtract Universal, e.g., C:\Program Files\XtractUniversal\ABAP\Report\Deletion-TR\:

After deleting the existing function module, you can then install the new version of Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT.

Authority Objects for Z_XTRACT_IS_REMOTE_REPORT

Access to reports require explicit authorization. There are 2 ways to verify that an SAP user is allowed to read data from a report:

Last update: January 7, 2026