Line item layouts are used to display or print a list of line item records in costing-based Profitability Analysis. You can also execute this function within a profitability report by calling the report-report interface, or by calling up the function in the application menu.
The line item layout represents one of the ways of specifying how a line item list is set up. An alternative option is to use the display variant from the ABAP List Viewer, which you can define from the line item list. If you choose not to define either a line item layout or a display variant, the line item list is then displayed using a standard layout.
To define a line item, you can position the fields from the operating concern (characteristics and value fields) in the columns. You can use up to 254 characters in the layout, and this applies to the the user-defined lead column as well. Later, users in line item display can sort the content of the layout columns ascending or descending, and switch between different line item layouts.
The definition of the layout and columns is flexible. You can define short texts of your own for the columns, add or delete elements as you require.
A reorganisation program for line item layouts is also available in Customizing.
To enter additional selection criteria for the characteristic fields, press the push button "Additional selections" when displaying actual and plan line item records.
When displaying actual line items, foreign currency values are translated into the original data entry currency.
Alternatively to defining line item layouts, you can take display variants from the line item list, define them as your layout, and save them as user-specific.