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Use

You can extend Approve Supplier Invoices according to your business needs for different aspects. For this purpose, the following extensibility options are available:

  • Extend workflow item list information

    You can return additional data for each workflow item in the workflow item list (S2.view.xml).

  • Extend header information

    You can return additional data for the header or for the Info tab in the detail view of a selected workflow item (S3.view.xml).

  • Extend history information

    You can return additional data for the History tab in the detail view of a selected workflow item (S3.view.xml).

  • Add new tabs

    You can extend the icon tab bar and add new tabs (S3.view.xml).

Extend Workflow Item List Information

To return additional data for each workflow item in the workflow item list, the following extensibility entities are available on the different software layers. You have to extend each of these entities according to your specific business needs:

UI

Back End/ABAP

View

Extension Point

Design Time: Gateway Entity

Design Time: Extension Include (in DDIC Structure)

Runtime: Superclass/ Method to Be Redefined

S2.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForObjectListItem

WorkflowItem

MMIV_ASI_S_WORKFLOW_ITEM_INCL

Superclass: MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND

Method: IF_EX_MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND~ENRICH_WORKFLOWITEMS

Extend Header Information

To return additional data for the header or for the Info tab in the detail view of a selected workflow item, the following extensibility entities are available on the different software layers. You have to extend each of these entities according to your specific business needs:

UI

Back End/ABAP

View

Extension Point

Design Time: Gateway Entity

Design Time: Extension Include (in DDIC Structure)

Runtime: Superclass/ Method to Be Redefined

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForObjectHeader

InvoiceHeader

MMIV_ASI_S_INVOICE_HEADER_INCL

Superclass: MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND

Method: IF_EX_MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND~ENRICH_HEADER

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForInfoTabForm

InvoiceHeader

MMIV_ASI_S_INVOICE_HEADER_INCL

Superclass: MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND

Method: IF_EX_MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND~ENRICH_HEADER

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForInfoTab

InvoiceHeader

MMIV_ASI_S_INVOICE_HEADER_INCL

Superclass: MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND

Method: IF_EX_MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND~ENRICH_HEADER

Extend History Information

To return additional data for the History tab in the detail view of a selected workflow item, the following extensibility entities are available on the different software layers. You have to extend each of these entities according to your specific business needs:

UI

Back End/ABAP

View

Extension Point

Design Time: Gateway Entity

Design Time: Extension Include (in DDIC Structure)

Runtime: Superclass/ Method to Be Redefined

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForHistoryTableColumns

HistoricalInvoice

MMIV_ASI_S_HISTORICAL_INV_INCL

Superclass: MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND

Method: IF_EX_MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND~ENRICH_HISTORY

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForHistoryTableCells

HistoricalInvoice

MMIV_ASI_S_HISTORICAL_INV_INCL

Superclass: MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND

Method: IF_EX_MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND~ENRICH_HISTORY

Add New Tabs

To add new tabs, the following extensibility entities are available on the different software layers. You have to extend each of these entities according to your specific business needs:

UI

Back End/ABAP

View

Extension Point

Design Time: Gateway Entity

Design Time: Extension Include (in DDIC Structure)

Runtime: Superclass/ Method to Be Redefined

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForAdditionalTab

Depends on your requirements.

For example:ItemData

Superclass: Depends on your requirements.

Method: Depends on your requirements.

Further Extensibility Entities

Business Add-Ins (BAdIs)

The following BAdIs are available for extensibility purposes:

  • MMIV_ASI_FIELD_EXTEND

    You can use this BAdI to add your own fields in the Approve Supplier Invoices app. By using the BAdI methods, you can return your own data from the back-end system to the front-end system.

  • MMIV_ASI_WORKFLOW

    You can use this BAdI to implement your own workflow for the Approve Supplier Invoices app:

    • By using the BAdI method DETERMINE_TASKS you determine your own workflow tasks. You must enter the task IDs in the Customizing activity Specify Workflow Task IDs.

      Note

      To copy a workflow template or a standard task, choose Start of the navigation path SAP Menu Next navigation step  Tools  Next navigation step Business Workflow Next navigation step  Development Next navigation step  Definition Tools Next navigation step Tasks/Task Groups  Next navigation step Copy End of the navigation path (transaction PFTC_COP).

      To change a workflow, choose Start of the navigation path SAP Menu Next navigation step  Tools  Next navigation step Business Workflow Next navigation step  Development Next navigation step Definition Tools Next navigation step Workflow Builder Next navigation step Workflow Builder End of the navigation path (transaction SWDD).

    • By using the BAdI method EXECUTE_DECISION you implement your own processing logic for a work item.

  • ODATA_BUSCARD

    You can use this BAdI to adapt the business card in the Approve Supplier Invoices app. For example, you can add the URL address of a photo.

The above described BAdIs are available in Customizing for Materials Management under Start of the navigation path Logistics Invoice Verification Next navigation step Apps for Logistics Invoice Verification Next navigation step Approve Supplier Invoices Next navigation step Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) End of the navigation path.

Extension Points

In addition to the extension points described above, for example, the following extension points are available:

View

Extension Point

Use

S2.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForObjectListItem

Allows you to extend items in the workflow item list.

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForObjectHeader

Allows you to extend the header area of the detail view.

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForInfoTabForm

Allows you to extend the Info tab inside the existing form.

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForInfoTab

Allows you to extend the Info tab outside the existing form.

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForHistoryTableColumns

Allows you to extend the table columns on the History tab.

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForHistoryTableCells

Allows you to extend the table rows on the History tab.

S3.view.xml

CustomerExtensionForAdditionalTab

Allows you to extend the icon tab bar. You can add new tabs.

If there are additional fields available in the OData service, you can display these fields on the UI. For more information, see the extensibility documentation for the respective SAP NetWeaver release on your front-end server at http://help.sap.com/fiori_implementation Start of the navigation path Extensibility Information for SAP Fiori Next navigation step Extending the UI Layer Next navigation step UI Extensibility Workflow Next navigation step  Next navigation step Checking the SAP-Enabled Extension Options Next navigation step Extension Points End of the navigation path.

UI Controller Hooks

To plug in and execute custom code, for example, the following hooks are available in the controller code:

Controller

Hook

Use

s3.controller.js

extHookGetEntitySetsToExpand

With this controller method you can add custom related entities to expand the list of the detail data request. The controller method is called when the detail view is displayed and before getting the detail data.

s3.controller.js

extHookOnDataLoaded

With this controller method you can provide a custom logic after receiving the invoice detail data.

If there are additional UI controller hooks available in the controller code, you can add own code. For more information, see the extensibility documentation for the respective SAP NetWeaver release on your front-end server at http://help.sap.com/fiori_implementation Start of the navigation path Extensibility Information for SAP Fiori Next navigation step Extending the UI Layer Next navigation step UI Extensibility Workflow Next navigation step  Next navigation step Checking the SAP-Enabled Extension Options Next navigation step UI Controller Hooks End of the navigation path.

Display of UI Controls

As an example, the following UI controls can be hidden on the app UI:

View

Control ID

Use

S3.view.xml

idTabHistory

Alllows you to hide the History tab.

S3.view.xml

idDetailNoteTab

Alllows you to hide the Note tab.

S3.view.xml

idDetailAtt1

Alllows you to hide the description.

S3.view.xml

idDetailAtt2

Alllows you to hide the buyer.

S3.view.xml

idDetailAtt3

Alllows you to hide the invoice clerk.

For more information about hiding UI controls, see the extensibility documentation for the respective SAP NetWeaver release on your front-end server at http://help.sap.com/fiori_implementation Start of the navigation path Extensibility Information for SAP Fiori Next navigation step Extending the UI Layer Next navigation step UI Extensibility Workflow Next navigation step  Next navigation step Checking the SAP-Enabled Extension Options Next navigation step Hiding UI Controls End of the navigation path.

More Information

For a general description of the extensibility options and procedures of SAP Fiori apps, see http://help.sap.com/fiori_implementation Start of the navigation path Extensibility Information for SAP Fiori End of the navigation path.