SAP ALV Layouts: Save Your Own Report Views

SAP ALV Layouts: Save Your Own Report Views
⏱ 1 min readUpdated 27 September 2026

Most SAP list reports (FBL3N, ME2N, VA05 and many more) show results in an ALV grid. Instead of rearranging columns every time, save a layout.

  1. Run the report. Click the Change Layout button (or Ctrl+F8).
  2. In the Column Set, move the fields you need to the displayed list; remove the rest.
  3. On the Sort Order tab set sorting and tick Subtotal for the fields that should break into groups (e.g. vendor).
  4. Apply, then use the Σ button on an amount column for totals.
  5. Save Layout (Ctrl+F12 in many reports). Give it a name, a description, and tick Default setting if it should load automatically.

Next time, pick it from Select Layout (Ctrl+F9) — or it loads by itself if it is your default.

💡 User-specific layouts are only for you. Layouts saved without “user-specific” (if your authorisation allows) are shared with everyone who runs the report.

Combine a saved layout with a selection variant and the report becomes perfect for automated exports.