As a general recommendation just tell the ABAPer your requirement, don't tell him how to do it.... he probably knows, or should know, better ways of doing something then a functional consultant.
And please don't tell people to copy standard reports, most of the times there is a BADI, enhancement, or an implicit enhancement spot available. I'm a consultant who can program ABAP (including complex programs), and I've never had to copy a standard program. Ever.
PS: And no, I didn't have to register the object for modification either.
EDIT: I went to check the program and you have two explicit enhancement spots to use:
- ENHANCEMENT-POINT read_data_01 SPOTS es_rm07msal - You use this to fill the extra fields of itab;
- ENHANCEMENT-POINT EHP605_RM07MSAL_03 SPOTS ES_RM07MSAL - You use this to enhance the field catalog of the ALV if you are on EhP5, if not create an implicit enhancement on the same stop.
Current SAP allows enhancements everywhere, copying programs should be forbidden.
