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 Line Layout Variants

You can define several variants for line layout. When displaying a document, you can switch between the variants. Choose Start of the navigation path Settings Next navigation step Line layout End of the navigation path from the document overview.

Example Example

Using a variant, you can display the line item, the account number and name, and the posting amount. Using a different variant, you can display additional information such as tax information or the cost center.

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The standard system then offers the following line layout variants:

  • Account/Name

  • Posting Key/Account/Business Area/Name/Tax

  • Account/Assignment

  • Company Code/Document

You can change these variants or add new ones in Customizing.

If you define your own variants, you need to carry out the following for each variant:

  • You set the fields in the order in which they are displayed (see the following figure, 1 ) and define the display format (see the following figure, 2 ). If a field is not to be displayed in its full length, you can determine the area to be displayed using the display format.

  • You specify the names of your variants and the column headings for field display (see following figure, 3 ).

  • You translate the names and column headings if you use functions where the variant is used in foreign languages.

Note Note

If the names or column headings for a variant are missing, the system displays a message.

The following figure shows document information displayed using the account/name line layout. The column headings for the account name are displayed according to the definition with distance 1 and display length 19. The column heading and the corresponding display area for the amount are specified by the system. You cannot define the area.

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