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 Document Template Editing

Purpose

You use document templates to specify the layout of EH&S reports. In the SAP system, in addition to report templates , you can also create cover sheet templates and acknowledgement of receipt templates (see Document Types ).

Prerequisites

  • You can either create document templates in the SAP system or import them. For more information on importing, see Import and Export and the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Basic Data and Tools under Import Sample Templates .

  • You have authorization to display and edit document templates.

Process Flow

  1. You can carry out the following activities in the initial document template editing screens:

    • You can enter different search criteria and start searching for document templates. If the required document template does not exist in the SAP system, you can create it.

    • You can create a document template immediately.

  2. The results of the search are displayed in the hit list . In the hit list, you can edit the document templates and create new ones.

  3. When you create a document template, first enter the data for the document template header . You can copy an existing document template as a template.

  4. You enter a description for the document template in different languages.

  5. You edit the layout of the document template.

Result

In order to create a report from the released report template, you must assign a generation variant .

You can test the generated layout of the report in a preview or in specification management and print it if you wish. To do this, the report template must have the status In work or Released .

See also:

Generation Variant Editing