Symbols for Displaying Status 

CHECK_MARK

Edited,

read,

available (present),

executable

etc.

Empty

Unedited,

unread,

unavailable (absent),

not executable

etc.

Symbol as status display: implicitely two-state *)

 

ABAP/4 name

Meaning

 

ABAP/4 name

Meaning

CHECK_

MARK

O.k.

BOLD_X

Not o.k.

FILLED_

CIRCLE

Available

CIRCLE

Not available

LOCKED

Locked, protected

UNLOCKED

Unlocked, accessible

Symbol as status display: two-state (symbols in a row belong together)

FILLED_

CIRCLE

Finished,

whole,

full

HALF_

FILLED_

CIRCLE

In process,

partial,

half

CIRCLE

Unprocessed,

nothing,

empty

Symbol as status display: three-state

*) The binary feature can be specified with a heading (for example, "Executable")

 

Example 1 (two-value, two symbols): Comparison of product characteristics

Example 2 (two-value, one symbol): Comparison of product characteristics (alternative)

Example 3: Status display as addition to other information

Example 1 makes a more compact overall impression than Example 2. If the characteristics refer to one (of many) columns, (Example 3), one-value status symbols can be better recognized.