Screen Layout

Use

Using the screen layout control, you can modify the field characteristics of appropriation requests and appropriation request variants to your individual requirements.

Features

Screen Layout of Master Data Fields

You can control the field characteristics of master data fields dependent on the entries in certain influencing fields (Customizing for Start of the navigation path Investment Management Next navigation step : Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Control Data End of the navigation path ). The following the influencing fields can be used for appropriation requests:

  • Controlling area

  • Appropriation request type

  • Company code

  • Company

  • Scale

  • Priority

You can specify for the influencing fields that they are:

  • Required entry fields or optional entry fields

  • Hidden

  • Highlighted

You can use this function, for example, to specify that the cost center is a required entry for certain appropriation request types, and an optional entry for others. It is also possible to make the investment reason a required entry when the appropriation request has a certain scale.

Screen Selection for Appropriation Requests

In the initial screen of the transaction for creating an appropriation request, you can enter only the appropriation request type and the controlling area. As a consequence, influencing fields, such as company code , company , scale and priority , do not have any influence on the screen layout at first. You do not see the affects of the influencing fields until you save the appropriation request. The system then issues an error message if there is a disagreement.

Caution Caution

The specifications in influencing fields can contradict each other.

You have the option of defining the screen layout control without using influencing fields. The screen layout you define is then valid for all influencing fields in the client, regardless of their contents.

End of the caution.

Tab Structure

The master data of appropriation requests is on tab pages. You can define the tab layout yourself, including the number of tab pages, their headings, the fields they contain, and the placement of these fields on the tab pages.

See also:

Implementation Guide (IMG), choose Start of the navigation path Appropriation Requests Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Control Data Next navigation step Specify Tab Layout for Appropriation Requests End of the navigation path .

Activities

You configure screen layouts in Customizing for Investment Management . Choose Start of the navigation path Appropriation Requests Next navigation step Master Data Next navigation step Control Data Next navigation step Define Screen Layout for Appropriation Requests End of the navigation path .