The display filter allows you to display the data relevant to you. As it is stored centrally, you can use the filter in all Limit Management applications.

You can maintain any number of characteristics for each user according to his/her area of responsibility.

You can use the display filter in the following areas:

• Limit maintenance
• All the reporting tools (ALV, drilldown, query)

You can define the display filter in Customizing for the Limit Management component, or directly in the application:

• Customizing: ® Limit Management ® Define Display Filters for Limit Management.
• Application: ® Environment ® Current Settings ® Define Display Filters for Limit Management.

1. Choose New entries.
2. Specify the characteristic of the display filter.
3. Enter a short, medium and long field label.
4. Save your entries by clicking on .

You have now created a display filter to which you can assign limit characteristics in the following steps:

1. Select the display filter and choose Assign Limit Characteristics to Display Filters.
2. Choose New entries.
3. Enter a limit characteristic.
4. If required, assign a filter number. You only need to do this if you want to store more than one filter for the same limit type.
5. Enter the lower limit for the characteristic.
6. If required, enter an upper limit for the characteristic. Using the field Incl/excl. you can further limit whether the system should calculate everything within the specified range or everything outside the specified range.
7. Save your entries by clicking on .