Creating Long Texts for Messages 

Use

You need to create a long text whenever a message short text is not enough.

Prerequisites

You have already created a short text for the message. You must not have documented the short text message as self-explanatory.

Procedure

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       1.      Choose Goto ® Messages.

       2.      Position the cursor on the corresponding message.

       3.      Choose the Long text pushbutton.

       4.      The SAPscript editor screen appears.

       5.      Enter the long text.

       6.      Carry out a check in SAPscript editor.

       7.      Choose  with the quick info text Save.

For transportable message classes, you must save active the long text by choosing .

Result

When a message with a long text is triggered, the system indicates this by a yellow question mark. Depending on the SAPGUI settings, this is displayed:

·         In the status bar

·         In a message dialog box.

When you click the status bar or Help pushbutton, the system displays the long text.