Text Fields 

Every data source field is indicated with an icon that tells you if it is a normal field or a text field.

You can use different processes (check tables, fixed values, and so on) to automatically define texts to field values. When using a field like this in a Query, you can decide whether you want to use the value or the assigned text. For further information, see InfoSet Display.

During the InfoSet maintenance, the data source of each field is inspected to see whether a text can be provided for a text field or not. The result of this check is displayed as an icon in front of the field.

You can only use values for selection and output with these fields.

A text can be defined automatically for every possible value of the field.

If a text field is transferred to a field group, the InfoSet user can always use values and texts. If a field like this is removed from a field group you can use neither the value nor the text. This means that you cannot only transfer the text of the field to a field group, for example.

You can use the technique of automatically providing texts for InfoSets that already exist. To do this, you have to choose InfoSet à More functions à Update Text fields for each InfoSet from the initial screen of the transaction SQ02. Texts exist for all possible fields after the InfoSet is regenerated.

Under some circumstances, it may be that you do not require the automatic provision of texts. In this case, you can switch off the automatic text identification when you create the InfoSet, in the first dialog box by selecting the relevant checkbox. Otherwise, you can switch off the text identification function for an existing InfoSet by choosing InfoSet à More functions à Delete text fields from the initial screen of the transaction SQ02. This procedure only works if none of the text fields has been used in a query.

The standard procedure for identifying texts is relatively extensive and complicated. There will still be cases, though, for which this procedure is insufficient. It is therefore possible to use other procedures for text identification. You can find more information under Application-specific Enhancements.