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Managing Form ObjectsLocate this document in the navigation structure

Use

You can copy, download, and upload the form objects Form Interface and Form Template , and save and manage different versions. You can also create internal system online documentation for each form object.

Prerequisites

You have called the Form Builder.

More information: Calling Form Builder to Edit Form Objects

Procedure

Reusing Form Objects

  1. Call the form object for editing.

  2. To copy the form object, choose Start of the navigation path Form Object Next navigation step Copy Form Object End of the navigation path.

  3. To download the form object to your PC and upload it back to the system, choose Start of the navigation path Utilities Next navigation step Download Form Object End of the navigation path or Start of the navigation path Utilities Next navigation step Upload Form Object End of the navigation path.

    Caution

    Do not load any form objects that were created in a higher SAP NetWeaver release.

Creating Documentation for Form Objects

The documentation about the form object is automatically copied, deleted, renamed, and transported with the form object. However, the functions Upload Form Object and Download Form Object do not take into account the documentation.

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Goto Next navigation step Documentation End of the navigation path.

  2. Create or change the documentation for the form object.

  3. Save.

Version Management of Form Objects

  1. Call the form object for editing.

  2. Follow the procedure below:

    • To save a version in the version management database, choose Start of the navigation path Utilities Next navigation step Versions Next navigation step Generate Version End of the navigation path.

    • To access the version management functions, choose Start of the navigation path Utilities Next navigation step Versions Next navigation step Version Management End of the navigation path.

    More information: Version Management