Properties 

Use

Properties describe the content or meaning of a node.

Activities

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       1.      Double-click the node to open the properties screen.

       2.      You can now change general properties of the node, such as Name, Description, and Status. A node can have active or inactive status. Only active nodes are sent to the layout in the Form Builder, and used in the form output.

If you use loop nodes, structure nodes, single record nodes, or data nodes that have a reference to the ABAP Dictionary, the system copies the short text of the type from the ABAP Dictionary under Description. You cannot change this. This has the advantage that these texts do not need to be saved in the form, and reduces the need for translations. For more information about converting older PDF-based print forms, see SAP Note 808116 at service.sap.com/notes.

       3.      Depending on the chosen node, the system also displays additional node-specific properties (which you can change), as well as the general properties. For an explanation, see the description of the node.

In many cases, you can enter static and dynamic values for the node properties:

■      An example of a static value is a text module, specified in quotation marks. It is entered in the format 'TEXTNAME'.

■      A dynamic field is the name of a field. This field can contain, for example, the text module name at runtime. It is not entered in quotation marks: FIELDFORNAME.

As well as the properties, for some nodes you can also specify conditions for the form output.