Entering Text Module Properties 

Prerequisites

You have created a text node in the context and selected the text type Text Module. The text module exists in the system.

Restrictions

The following components are not supported in text modules and are ignored when the form is processed:

●      Outline paragraphs

●      Paragraph properties Page protection, next paragraph on same page

●      Character formats: Superscript and subscript, bar codes

●      Special characters

●      System fields, such as SFSY-DATE

●      Hyperlinks

The following are supported with restrictions:

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●      Tabulators, but not for aligning fields within texts

●      SAP characters, but not SAP icons, for example

More information about these restrictions is available in the SAP Notes 894389 and 863893.

Procedure

       1.      Specify the general properties of the text module, such as the name, description, and status.

       2.      Under Text Name, enter the name under which the text module is stored in the system.

Choose F4 to see a selection of all text modules in the system.

You can take the text name from the content of a field at runtime. To do this, enter the name of the field from the interface here.

       3.      Enter the text language in which you want the text module to be inserted. Choose F4 to see a selection of languages.

       4.      Set the flag No error if text not available if you still want the form to be printed, even if the inserted text module does not exist in the system. If you do not set this flag, the form is not printed, and an error message appears.

       5.      Set the flag Copy Style from Text Module if you want to keep the style from the text module.

       6.      Under Style, you can specify a different style.

Result

You have created a text node. The corresponding text is not inserted until the form is processed.

For more information about creating and changing text modules, see Maintenance of Text Modules in the Smart Forms documentation.