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3798672 - Excel export shows different column headers than displayed in ALV Grid

Symptom

After upgrading to SAP S/4HANA 2025, users notice that the column headers displayed in exported Excel spreadsheets differ from the column headers shown in the Classic ALV Grid on screen.

Typical observations include:

  • ALV grid displays abbreviated or shortened column headers.
  • Excel export contains different, often longer, column header texts.
  • The behavior can be reproduced in SAP standard programs and is not application-specific.


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Environment

  • SAP S/4HANA 2025
  • SAP_BASIS 816 SP01

Product

SAP S/4HANA 2025

Keywords

ALV Excel export, column header mismatch, different headers, fieldcatalog, DDIC text, COLTEXT, SCRTEXT_S, SCRTEXT_M, SCRTEXT_L, classic ALV grid, SAP GUI ALV, export to spreadsheet, header precedence, SAP_BASIS 816, S/4HANA 2025 , KBA , BC-SRV-ALV , SAP List Viewer , Problem

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