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Prerequisites

You have created a costing model and assigned characteristics to it.

If you do not want to make the changes directly in HTML, you must have installed an HTML editor.

Procedure

  1. Call a preview of the automatically-created entry screen by clicking on the node Structure model entry screen .

  2. In the work/display area, choose  ( ) .

  3. If you want to make the changes using your own HTML editor, you can download the HTML code as a local file to your PC by choosing  ( ) . To import the changed file back, choose  ( ) .

If you want to change the HTML code directly, you should note the following points:

You must not delete the variables for the field values, because if you do the values of the characteristics cannot be interpreted correctly. The variables are generated in the form of `<CHARACTERISTIC NAME>.value` or `< CHARACTERISTIC NAME >.name`. The system replaces the variables with the value entered. The entire expression for the variable must not exceed one line (there must not be a line break).

If you insert a hyperlink, you should display the Internet page in a new window. To do this, you must enter the command target="_blank" in HTML code in the following position: <a href="http://www. ... " target="_blank" ><Text of link in entry screen></a>. If you display the Internet page directly in the same screen area as the entry screen, the planner can only go back to the entry screen by right-clicking on the mouse. However, this would mean that the data entered before the link sequence is lost.

  1. To display the changed HTML code from the editor in the preview, choose  ( ) .

You can generate the entry screen in SAP style (standard setting) or in Web style. When you save the costing model, the style generated last is saved.

Result

When the costing model is saved, the changed entry screen is stored as a file by means of the Business Document Service . However, this only happens if you have made changes in the automatically-generated entry screen (with  ( ) or  ( ) ). You can save multiple versions. The most recent version is always the active one. You can manage the files with the Business Document Navigator (  ( ) ): If, for example, you want to use an older version, you have to delete the newer ones.

Caution Caution

If you subsequently change a characteristic and have altered the automatically-generated entry screen with  ( ) or  ( ) , you must regenerate the entry screen in order to include the changes. If you have changed the HTML code, it will be overwritten by the regeneration. To prevent this from happening with multiple changes, proceed as follows: Download the previous HTML code to your PC. Regenerate and compare the HTML codes. Using cut and paste, insert the position at which the change to the characteristic has affected the HTML code into the HTML code in the local file, and import this back into the SAP System. Confirm the changes with  ( ) .

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