3663349 - ALV: Header and Footer display issue after S/4HANA 2023 upgrade with SAP_BASIS 758 Patch Level 02 and above

After upgrading to S/4HANA 2023 with SAP_BASIS 758 patch level 02 or higher, in some transactions or reports using ALV, the headers and footers contain unwanted characters and styles.

For example, the test report SALV_DEMO_TABLE_LAYOUT shows the following additional information in the header and footer:

Header:

Flugdaten Uebersicht ueber alle Flugdaten C11 C12 C21 C22 

Additional information:

background-image:url(back.gif); padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px; border-left:1px solid gray; border-right:1px solid gray; border-top:1px solid gray; border-bottom:1px solid gray; } function ButtonClick(form,button) { if(enter_pressed == " "){ fname=form.name; form.sapbu_cl.value=button.id; form.sapse_cl.value=" "; form.sapin_cl.value=" "; document[fname].submit();} else{enter_pressed = " "; } } if(event.keyCode == 112) { form.sapin_cl.value=input.id+"sapHELPF1"; enter_pressed="X"; fname=form.name; document[fname].submit();} } if(event.keyCode == 13 || event.keyCode == 10) { form.sapin_cl.value=input.id+"sapENTER"; enter_pressed="X"; fname=form.name; document[fname].submit();} var enter_pressed = " "; .HEADER1{ background:#6780B8; font-family:Tahoma,helvetica,sans-serif; color:#FFFFFF; } .HEADING{ font-size:19pt; } .KEY{ background-color:#CCE3E3; } .SUCCESS{ background-color:#C6F9C1; } .WARNING{ background-color:#FF988C; }

Footer:

This is my Footer 

Additional information:

background-image:url(back.gif); padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px; border-left:1px solid gray; border-right:1px solid gray; border-top:1px solid gray; border-bottom:1px solid gray; } function ButtonClick(form,button) { if(enter_pressed == " "){ fname=form.name; form.sapbu_cl.value=button.id; form.sapse_cl.value=" "; form.sapin_cl.value=" "; document[fname].submit();} else{enter_pressed = " "; } } if(event.keyCode == 112) { form.sapin_cl.value=input.id+"sapHELPF1"; enter_pressed="X"; fname=form.name; document[fname].submit();} } if(event.keyCode == 13 || event.keyCode == 10) { form.sapin_cl.value=input.id+"sapENTER"; enter_pressed="X"; fname=form.name; document[fname].submit();} var enter_pressed = " "; .HEADER1{ background:#6780B8; font-family:Tahoma,helvetica,sans-serif; color:#FFFFFF; } .HEADING{ font-size:19pt; } .KEY{ background-color:#CCE3E3; } .SUCCESS{ background-color:#C6F9C1; } .WARNING{ background-color:#FF988C; } 

Same issue could happen in other transactions as well (such as SNOTE):

Header:

Important: Note Assistant is not up to date! Please go to 'Check Note Assistant' to know more.

Additional information:

background-image:url(back.gif); padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px; border-left:1px solid gray; border-right:1px solid gray; border-top:1px solid gray; border-bottom:1px solid gray; } function ButtonClick(form,button) { if(enter_pressed == " "){ fname=form.name; form.sapbu_cl.value=button.id; form.sapse_cl.value=" "; form.sapin_cl.value=" "; document[fname].submit();} else{enter_pressed = " "; } } if(event.keyCode == 112) { form.sapin_cl.value=input.id+"sapHELPF1"; enter_pressed="X"; fname=form.name; document[fname].submit();} } if(event.keyCode == 13 || event.keyCode == 10) { form.sapin_cl.value=input.id+"sapENTER"; enter_pressed="X"; fname=form.name; document[fname].submit();} var enter_pressed = " "; .HEADER1{ background:#6780B8; font-family:Tahoma,helvetica,sans-serif; color:#FFFFFF; } .HEADING{ font-size:19pt; } .KEY{ background-color:#CCE3E3; } .SUCCESS{ background-color:#C6F9C1; } .WARNING{ background-color:#FF988C; }

SAP S/4HANA 2023
SAP_BASIS 758 SP02 and above

ALV, header, footer, S/4, HANA, 2023, SAP_BASIS, 758, garbled, characters, SALV_DEMO_TABLE_LAYOUT, ATC, SNOTE , KBA , BC-SRV-ALV , SAP List Viewer , Problem