Editing Output Variants
Use
When you edit output variants, you specify the value assignment types for which the system displays data when output with the output variant. For output variants that are based on the standard output variant SUB_OUTPUT, you also specify which other specification data is output and how the data is arranged and output.
You can use the output variants defined in Customizing as copy templates (see Copying or Moving Output Variants ), and edit and save the copies as you require. In this way, you can create frequently used output variants and store them in the required output variant group.
Note
The EMPTY group contains the output variants you defined in Customizing. You cannot save changes to the output variants in this group.
Using the Editing the Output Variant Header procedure you can enter general data, such as the key and description of an output variant.
Prerequisites
You have change authorization for the output variant group in which the output variant you want to edit is located.
You have run a specification search or loaded a set of hits and are on the hit list screen or on the screens for editing the header data of a specification.
Procedure
Editing Output Variants to Display Compositions and Ingredients
To edit an output variant with which you can display compositions and ingredients and that is based on the standard output variant COMPONENT, proceed as follows:
Choose 
( Edit Output Variants
)
The Edit Output Variant: Group Overview
dialog box appears.
Choose either 
( Multiple Selection
) or 
(Multiple Selection
) that follows the output variant you want to edit.
The Property Tree
dialog box appears.
Choose one of the following steps:
If the required value assignment type is not yet selected, select it by double-clicking.
The system automatically deletes any existing selections of other value assignment types.
Once the required value assignment type has been selected, confirm the selection.
The Edit Output Variant: Group Overview
dialog box appears.
Note
In output variants that are based on the standard output variant COMPONENT, you can specify only one value assignment type.
Save your entries.
Editing Output Variants to Display Properties
To edit an output variant with which you can display properties and that is based on the standard output variants EXCEL, EXCEL-LAB, EXCEL-REG, or VALUATION, proceed as follows:
Note
The properties of the output variant VALUATION are displayed in the sequence of the properties of the current property tree.
Choose (Edit Output Variants
)
The Edit Output Variant: Group Overview
dialog box appears.
Choose one of the following steps:
If you want to edit an output variant in which value assignment types have not yet been specified, choose (Multiple Selection
) that follows the key for the output variant.
The Property Tree
dialog box appears.
If you want to specify completely new value assignment types in an output variant in which value assignment types have already been specified, choose New entry
and then (Multiple Selection
) .
The Property Tree
dialog box appears.
If you want to change or add value assignment types in an output variant in which value assignment types have already been specified, proceed as follows:
Choose (Multiple Selection
) that follows the key for the output variant.
The Property Tree
dialog box appears.
Use the 
(Delete selections
) function or the function 
(Select/Deselect Node
) to delete the selections for all value assignment types that you do not require. +/-
Use the 
(Select Block
) function or the function (Select/Deselect Node
) to select all value assignment types that you require and that have not yet been selected.
+/-
Note
In output variants with which you display properties with Microsoft Excel, you can specify a maximum of 50 value assignment types.
Confirm your entries.
The Edit Output Variant: Group Overview
dialog box appears.
Save your entries.
Note
You can also use the edited output variant directly for output before or after saving. Position the cursor on the edited output variant and choose 
(Output
)
Editing Output Variants to Display Specification Data
To edit an output variant with which you can display specification data and that is based on the standard output variant SUB_OUTPUT, proceed as follows:
Choose (Edit Output Variants
)
The Edit Output Variant: Group Overview
dialog box appears.
Choose either (Multiple Selection
) or ( Multiple Selection
) that follows the output variant you want to edit.
The Output: Parameter Tree
screen appears.
The output parameters of output variants that are based on the standard output variant SUB_OUTPUT are saved in output layouts. If you have chosen an output variant that is assigned to the standard output layout 1DEFAULT, you must save the output layout under another key as follows:
Choose 
(Manage Output Layouts
) → Save Output Layout As…
Enter a key for the output layout and choose 
( Save
)
Enter the output parameters you want to use. Note the following:
If you wish, you can load an existing output layout and assign it to the output variant. To do this, choose (Manage Output Layouts
) → Load Output Layout
and select the required output layout by double-clicking.
You can change the sequence of the objects to be output by moving the individual objects to the output layout using drag and drop.
Under Select Number/Date Format
, you can specify the format used to display the date and numbers. This default setting works for output in Product Safety and Stewardship
only, meaning your user settings for these formats are not changed in the SAP system.
Under 
(Property Tree
) Choose Property Tree
you can select the value assignment types for which data is to be output.
Choose 
( Save Output Layout
)
Choose Back
The Edit Output Variant: Group Overview
dialog box appears again.
Save the output variant.