Changing Field Texts (SAP Library - Changing the SAP Standard (BC))

Changing Field Texts

Function:

Description:

You can use transaction CMOD to create your own keywords for data elements from the ABAP Dictionary. Keywords are used to identify fields on screens. Data elements can have up to three keywords of varying lengths.

To change a screen’s field texts, choose Utilities ® Enhancements ® Project management (transaction CMOD) from the initial screen of the ABAP Workbench. The Text enhancements menu contains all of the enhancement functions for keywords and data element documentation.

Note

Text enhancements do not have to be assigned to an enhancement project.

GuiXT

The keywords Textreplace and GlobalTextReplace allow you to simultaneously change the descriptions of all interface elements in R/3 screens.

Field labels
Screen titles
Frame titles
Pushbutton texts and quick infos
Status bar
Menu texts
Column headings in tables

You can change individual texts with the following commands:

Text [screen element] "text" and

Text (position) "text"