Object Manager
Use
The object manager provides a uniform editing interface for object search and selection in the numerous transactions and components it offers.
In
Student Lifecycle Management
, you can use the object manager to find organizational units, programs, and students, for example.
Prerequisites
You are familiar with the application’s validity concept. The validity concept determines which objects the system looks for when you conduct a search.
Features
The object manager consists of a search area and a selection area .
The search area offers one or more search functions, for example
Search term
andStructure search
, for each object type. These search functions are indicated by an
icon. The object type itself can also have a search function. Object types are indicated by the object type icon.
In the search area, you can create search variants (
) so that you can use specific sets of search criteria and lists of hits more than once. Search variants are indicated by an
icon.
In the selection area , the system displays the objects that match the criteria specified in the search area. Depending on the search function, this can be a list of hits or a structure.
With
and
, you can scroll through the previous search results in the selection area.
With
, you can zoom in or zoom out the selection area and display several hits. The search area is then hidden or displayed.
NoteThe system saves the screen area size and object selection you last used, and displays these settings the next time you call the transaction.
You can clear the user-defined settings and the last object selection using report RH_DELETE_OM_USER_SETTINGS. Note that these settings are cleared in all applications. For more information, read the report documentation.
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