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Function documentationDesign Layer Integration

 

You can use the design layer to change field labels and the visibility of fields that you have added to a business object. Before you can edit fields in the design layer, you need to add these fields to the design object in the design layer Customizing.

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You cannot enhance design objects by using the Application Enhancement Tool.

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Integration

The design layer Customizing is available in Customizing for UI Framework under Start of the navigation path UI Framework Definition Next navigation step Design Layer End of the navigation path.

Features

The relationship between the design layer and an enhanced business object is based on the UI object type. This means that the UI object type defines the enhanced business object. Note that several UI object types can be assigned to the same enhanced business object.

Displaying the Assignment between UI Object Type and Enhanced Business Object

You can see the assignment between UI object type and enhanced business object in Customizing for UI Framework under the following paths:

  • Start of the navigation path UI Framework Definition Next navigation step Define UI Object Types End of the navigation path.

  • Start of the navigation path UI Framework Definition Next navigation step Design Layer Next navigation step Copy SAP Design Objects End of the navigation path. You can see the assignment in the UI Object Type table.

Displaying Fields in the Design Layer

You can display fields that you have created using the Application Enhancement Tool in the design layer Customizing.

  1. In Customizing for UI Framework, choose Start of the navigation path UI Framework Definition Next navigation step Design Layer Next navigation step Define Design Objects End of the navigation path.

  2. Select a UI object type.

  3. Select a design object and navigate to the design settings in the Design table.

  4. Click Resulting Design. In the Resulting Design table, you can see the fields that you have added to the business object assigned to that UI object type.

Activities

Adding Fields to the Design Object

You need to add fields to the design object only if you want to change the existing settings for fields in the design layer. If you want to change the existing settings for fields, follow these steps:

  1. Copy the relevant SAP design object with all existing fields in Customizing for UI Framework under Start of the navigation path UI Framework Definition Next navigation step Design Layer Next navigation step Copy SAP Design Objects End of the navigation path.

  2. Open the copied design object in Customizing for UI Framework under Start of the navigation path UI Framework Definition Next navigation step Design Layer Next navigation step Define Design Objects End of the navigation path.

  3. Create a new entry for your field.