Changing Display Variants
Display variants enable you to specify which information is to be displayed in a list (such as the log). To change the current display variant or create your own, choose
(in certain logs, you can also choose
with the quick info
Current Display Variant
,
Display Variant
and
Save
).
Display variants enable you to display additional fields (such as the area of responsibility or grouping term), or hide unnecessary ones, and so adapt the list to suit your requirements. For more information, see Functions of the ABAP List Viewer .
Sorting the Log
To sort the messages in the log, select the column(s) to be sorted and choose to sort in ascending order or to sort in descending order.
To create a partial list from the complete list of messages for each message type, area of responsibility, material, or grouping term, select a column and choose
. You can select several columns by holding down the
Ctrl
button.
Displaying the Long Text
If you want to go to the long text of a message, place the cursor on the desired line and choose . The long text of a message (particularly warning and error messages) contains detailed information about the cause of the error and how it can be removed.
Changing Message Types
To change a message type, proceed as follows:
Choose
(or in certain logs,
Error Management
).
The system display a list of user-definable messages whose type you can change.
In the
Message
column, click on the message whose type is to be changed.
The dialog box
Allowed message types
appears.
Select the message type by double-clicking on it.
The
Message processed
column in the list of user-definable messages shows the message type was changed.
The graphical display in the
Exception
column is updated. For more information, see
User-Defined Message Types
and
User-Defined Error Management in Cost Object Controlling
.
If you want to restore the default setting, choose .
If you want to display all the user-definable messages, choose .
To go back to the log, choose .
Printing the Log
To print the log that is currently displayed, choose . In certain logs, you can obtain a print preview by choosing .
To print the logs generated by the costing run, choose Printing the Log .
in the Product Cost Planning menu. For more information, seeSending Messages
Note
The error management key in the costing variant determines whether you can send messages through message control .
The message is sent on the date that was specified in Customizing for
Product Cost Planning
(for example, when you save the cost estimate). For more information, see the
Implementation Guide (IMG)
for
.
To send messages, select the messages in the log and choose or .
Messages are normally only sent in
Product Cost Planning
via message control. If you want to use this function for sales order costing, order BOM costing or preliminary costing for product cost collectors, you must first of all change the setting in the costing variant and then make the necessary settings in Customizing for
Product Cost Planning
.
See also: