Data Element Supplements

Procedure

Documents for data element documentation normally only contain the chapter heading "definition". The user often requires more information on how to make an entry in a field. Data element supplement documentation can be used for this. It contains the following headings:

  • Use

  • Procedure

  • Examples

  • Dependencies

Standard Supplement

The standard supplement is included directly in the data element document. It is displayed each time you call F1 help on this field.

Procedure

  1. From the SAPscript editor, in the data element documentation, select Start of the navigation pathExtras Next navigation step DE- Next navigation step Chapter Headings Next navigation step DE standard supplementEnd of the navigation path. The headings listed above are added at the end of the document.

  2. Enter the text you require and save it.

Supplements for particular screens

A data element is often used in different ways in different screens. This makes it necessary to provide the user with specific information on the different uses of the data element.

For this purpose you can create a supplement for each screen or for each field in a screen where the data element is used. This is displayed only when you call F1 help on the respective field and screen in the respective program.

If a standard supplement already exists for the data element, it will be overwritten by the screen-specific supplement.

Procedure

  1. Go to the relevant screen and activate F1 help on the relevant input/output field. The help text is displayed in a help window.

  2. In the help window, select Maintain or press F7. In a dialog box you can now choose whether you want to maintain the documentation of the data element or a data element supplement. If no data element supplement does yet exist for this field, the option Data Element is selected.

  3. Select the option Data Element Supplement and enter a number (with leading zeros). Make sure the flag assign automatically is set.

  4. Press ENTER or the OK button to get to the documentation editor.

  5. Enter your text and save the document.

    When the document is saved, a table entry is created which links this data element supplement with the associated screen field in this program.

    You are prompted for a change request number in a dialog box. In the change request, an entry is made for the document and another one for the table entry linking the document to the screen field.

Alternatively you can proceed as follows:

  1. In the initial screen select the document class data element supplement.

  2. Enter the name of the relevant data element and a number (with leading zeros) and press ENTER. You branch to the Editor.

  3. Enter the text and save it.

In this case, you must create the link between the data element supplement and the screen field manually:

  1. Call table maintenance with ( Start of the navigation pathSystem Next navigation step Services Next navigation step Extended Table MaintenanceEnd of the navigation path).

  2. Enter "THLPF" for the table name and select Maintain. The table is displayed and can be edited.

  3. Select the option New Entries to obtain a new line that is ready for entry.

  4. Enter the link data.

    • - Program

      Program name

    • - Dynp

      Screen number

    • - Field name

      Table name and field name, connected by a hyphen

    • - DeSs

      Data element supplement number

  5. Save your entries. You are prompted for a change request number in a dialog box. Display all your requests with Own Requests. Choose one of these requests, or create a new request with Create Request.