Entering content frameProcedure documentationEnhancing Infotypes Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Note

You can only enhance infotypes which can be maintained directly. For more information, see the Infotypes per Object Type view of the Organizational Management IMG Customizing activity Maintain Infotypes (this tells you whether each infotype can be maintained directly).

Another way of displaying all infotypes concerned is to display all the entries from the Infotype per Object Type table (T777I), for which the MAINT field is active (can not be maintained via standard transactions).

The following standard infotypes can not be enhanced.

Use

Use this function if you want to enhance a standard infotype by adding additional fields.

Procedure

Caution

To use the infotype copier, you must be able to program in ABAP/4, be familiar with the ABAP/4 Dictionary, the ABAP/4 Screen Painter and the ABAP/4 Menu Painter.
  1. Enter the transaction code PPCI
  2. Enter a four digit infotype number (nnnn).
  3. Flag CI Include.
  4. Choose Create All.

    5. This brings you to Structure maintenance.

  5. Create the desired fields in CI_Pnnnn and activate the structure.
  6. Maintain entries in table 582C (Include-screens for infotypes).

 

Result

You have enhanced your chosen infotype by adding fields created in the structure CI_Pnnnn. The following objects have been created:

 

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