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Define Field Selection for Order Header Data (PM)

In this step you define the field selection for the order header data.

When you call the hiring transaction, you see two maintenance activities.

Remember that you can process location and account assignment data using an internal field selection transaction.

When making the field selection for the account assignment data, remember that this is used for several objects of the PM/SM system.

For this reason, you should always take account of the influencing values.

The following objects contain account assignment data:

Recommendation

When maintaining the field selection, remember that this refers to the field selection for a SUBSCREEN.

A SUBSCREEN is a screen that can be used at various locations and is included in other screen templates. The account assignment data screen is used in the objects listed above.

When you select the influencing fields, you see in the list fields for various objects of the PM system.

In this way you can, for example, define that a field selection with regard to location and account assignment data for selected order types differs from that for certain types of functional location.

Note

You should not change the field selection depending on the called program for SAP standard programs.

General Information on Field Selection

All screens, for which a field selection is possible, are summarized into individual screen modification groups (e.g. all detail screens for the confirmation of a maintenance order).

Modifiable and influencing fields are defined for each screen modification group:

If, for example, in the list and detail screens of the confirmation in the order, you specify that the work center is a required entry, you must maintain the work center for all confirmations.

Your Options for Defining the Field Selection

You maintain the indicators of the modifiable fields, independently of a influencing value

1. Place the cursor on a screen modification group.
2. Press the function key Modifiable.
You maintain a influencing value for an influencing field and then the indicators for the modifiable fields
1. Place the cursor on a screen modification group.
2. Press the function key Influencing.
All of the fields, for which you can enter influencing values, appear on the screen.
3. Double-click on the influencing field, to which you wish to assign a concrete value.
All of the fields, which can be modified depending on the influencing value, appear on the screen.
4. Maintain a value in the field Influence value and the corresponding indicator for the modifiable fields.
5. Press Enter.
The inputs are copied.
6. Maintain other values for the influencing field or choose other fields using the function key Influencing.
7. Save your inputs.

You maintain an indicator for a modifiable field and specify the values of the influencing fields.

1. Place the cursor on a screen modification group.
2. Press the function key Modifiable.
All fields, which you can modify for this screen modification group, appear on the screen.
3. Double-click on a modifiable field, for which you wish to maintain influencing values.
All influencing fields appear on the screen.
4. Place the cursor on a influencing field, for which you wish to assign a value, and press New Values.
A dialog box appears on the screen.
5. Maintain the value and indicator for the influencing field, and press Continue.
The values are copied.
6. Save your inputs.