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Procedure documentationStarting the Application Enhancement Tool

 

There are different ways to start the Application Enhancement Tool in SAP CRM. Since the Application Enhancement Tool is integrated in the UI Configuration Tool, you start the UI Configuration Tool first, to access the Application Enhancement Tool.

Procedure

Starting the Tool in the UI Configuration of an Application

You can start the Application Enhancement Tool in the UI configuration of an application in SAP CRM. Therefore, you need to enable the configuration mode in the general settings on the central personalization page of SAP CRM. After you have enabled the configuration mode, you can choose one of the symbols for the UI configuration in the header area of the application. You then navigate to the view configuration. To start the Application Enhancement Tool, click Show Enhancements in the Configurations block. You can click Create New Field if you want to directly create a new field.

Starting the Tool in the UI Configuration from the Navigation Bar

You can start the Application Enhancement Tool in the UI configuration that you access from the navigation bar in your system administrator role. In the Administration work center in the navigation bar, you can choose View Configuration. You navigate to the view configuration, where you can enter a UI component, and choose a view. To start the Application Enhancement Tool, you can click Create New Field.

Starting the Tool in the Navigation Bar

You can start the Application Enhancement Tool directly in the navigation bar of your system administrator role, by choosing Enhance Applications in the Administration work center. You navigate to the search page where you can search for enhancements.

The logical link to enhance applications (AXT-SEARCH) in the Administration work center (CT-ADM) is delivered in the standard system.

Example

You are logged on to the system as a sales professional. Choose Start of the navigation path Sales Cycle Next navigation step Sales Order End of the navigation path. You see the search page where you can search for a sales order. Choose a sales order in the result list and navigate to the sales order overview page, by clicking the sales order ID. Click the icon Show Configurable Areas and start the view configuration of the Sales Order Details area. Click Show Enhancements to start the Application Enhancement Tool.