Modifying Screen Elements (SAP Library - BC

Modifying Screen Elements

To edit a graphical element in alphanumeric mode you must first open the element's change screen. To open a change screen, place your cursor on an element and choose Edit ® Graphical element. From a change screen, you can:

Combine a series of logically associated radio buttons into a radio-button group.

Dissolve a radio-button group into a series of individual radio buttons.

Convert radio buttons to check boxes and vice versa.

Convert elements

See Converting elements.

Move an element or a radio button group.

Change the size of group boxes and subscreens.

Choose Back to leave the edit mode of a graphical element and return to the normal alphanumeric fullscreen.

Selecting

To select an element, double-click it. Alternatively, you can place the cursor on the element and choose Select. When you select an element, the system displays the Change Select screen. To return to the normal fullscreen editor screen, choose Back

If you select elements joined in a group, the entire group is selected. To select a block of elements do the following:

Select the first element in the block.

The system places you in the Change Select screen.

Place your cursor on the element at the end of the block.
Choose Mark end of block.

The system highlights the entire block.

Moving

To move a selected element or block of elements, do the following:

Select the element.

The system places you in the Change Select screen.

Select a point on the screen where you want to move the element to.

If you are moving a block, the new position can be within the old block. The system simply shifts the entire block to the new position.

Choose Move.

Copying and Inserting Elements

You can copy a selected element into the clipboard and later insert the copy at another point on a screen. To copy an element, select it and choose Copy to t. stor. To insert the clipboard contents, place the cursor at the desired destination and choose Edit ® Clipboard ® Insert frm t. stor.

To cut and paste a selection of the screen, do the following:

Select the element.

Copy the element to the clipboard.

Delete the original element.

Position the cursor at a new location.

To paste the clipboard's contents into another screen, you must first call the other screen by choosing Screen ® Open. Choose Screen ® Other screen.

Insert the copy from the clipboard.

The advantage of this procedure is that you do not have to specify element attributes; the clipboard retains the original attributes. The clipboard is maintained only for a single Screen Painter session. To view the clipboards contents, choose Edit ® Clipboard ® Display clipboard.

Note

Loop information is not retained. If you need loop blocks after inserting, you must recreate them.