Display variants enable you to specify which information is to be displayed in a list (such as the log). To change the current display variant or create your own, choose (in certain logs, you can also choose with the quick info Current Display Variant, Display Variant and Save).
Display variants enable you to display additional fields (such as the area of responsibility or grouping term), or hide unnecessary ones, and so adapt the list to suit your requirements. For more information, see Functions of the ABAP List Viewer.
If you want to go to the long text of a message, place the cursor on the desired line and choose . The long text of a message (particularly warning and error messages) contains detailed information about the cause of the error and how it can be removed.
To change a message type, proceed as follows:
The system display a list of user-definable messages whose type you can change.
The dialog box Allowed message types appears.
The Message processed column in the list of user-definable messages shows the message type was changed.
The graphical display in the Exception column is updated. For more information, see User-Defined Message Types and User-Defined Error Management in Cost Object Controlling.
To print the log that is currently displayed, choose . In certain logs, you can obtain a print preview by choosing .
To print the logs generated by the costing run, choose Environment ® Costing Run ® Print Logs in the Product Cost Planning menu. For more information, see Printing the Log.
The error management key in the costing variant determines whether you can send messages through message control.
The message is sent on the date that was specified in Customizing for Product Cost Planning (for example, when you save the cost estimate). For more information, see the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Product Cost Planning under ® Basic Settings for Material Costing ® Error Management ® Define Message Control.
To send messages, select the messages in the log and choose or Extras ® Send messages.
Messages are normally only sent in Product Cost Planning via message control. If you want to use this function for sales order costing, order BOM costing or preliminary costing for product cost collectors, you must first of all change the setting in the costing variant and then make the necessary settings in Customizing for Product Cost Planning.
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