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 Display IPM Contract Information Using Smart Forms

Use

You can display and print contract information during contract processing using Smart Forms.

Note Note

Additional information on Smart Forms is found in the SAP R/3 Enterprise documentation under Start of the navigation path mySAP Technology Components Next navigation step SAP Web Application Server Next navigation step Basis Services / Communication Interface Next navigation step SAP Smart Forms End of the navigation path

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Prerequisites

You have made the relevant settings for displaying license contract information in the Implementation Guide under Start of the navigation path Customer Relationship Management Next navigation step Industry-Specific Solutions Next navigation step Media Next navigation step Intellectual Property Management Next navigation step Transactions Next navigation step Settings for IPM Transactions Next navigation step Form Printout End of the navigation path .

Activities

Copy Smart Form Templates for IPM

You must copy the Smart Form template provided by SAP, before modifying the form to meet your requirements.

Note Note

You must only make any changes in the copy.

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  1. Access the SMARTFORMS transactions.

  2. Choose the Form selection button.

  3. Enter the template description CRM_IPM_CONTRACT_11 in the form in which entries can be made.

  4. Hit the Copy button .

  5. Enter the description required for your Smart Form as the target object.

Define Contract Information

Define the information to appear in your Smart Form by making the following Customizing settings:

  1. Define the item categories to be displayed in the form in the Define Item Categories to be Displayed Customizing activity.

  2. Define the partner functions to be displayed in the form in the Define Partner Functions to be Displayed Customizing activity.

  3. Define the text ID for each text object to be displayed in the form in the Define Text IDs to be Displayed Customizing activity.

Smart Form Elements in Detail:

Header and footer texts

If a standard text name has been entered in the text module footer and/or text module header during maintenance of the organizational data, the system inserts this text in the header or footer area.

To do so, you must maintain the text using the ADRS ID.

Sender line

The sender text can be displayed via the recipient address.

Recipient address

The address of the business partner with partner function type 0001 (sold-to party) is displayed as the recipient address.

Form name

The transaction type short text is displayed as the form name.
Possible Steps Following the Copying Transaction

  1. Include your company logo in the form.

  2. Adjust the formatting in the form.

  3. Delete any information that you do not require.

  4. Create additional access routines, if you want to display data that cannot be read using the form interface.