Using the Screen Conversion Tool 

Use

Using the screen conversion tool, you can create new display profiles and edit existing ones.

 

Procedure

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Creating Display Profiles

       1.      Open the screen conversion tool by choosing Presentation Management → Screen Conversion Tool in one of the following:

¡        Customizing for Logistics Execution → Task and Resource Management

¡        Customizing for Logistics Execution → Yard Management

¡        Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-Added Services

The Screen Conversion Tool screen appears, with the Copy display profile tab being displayed.

       2.      Enter the details of the source display profile, from which you wish to create a new display profile:

                            a.      If you want to base the new display profile on the standard one, select Standard.

                            b.      If you have already created your own display profile and want it to form the basis of the new display profile, enter the following:

                                                  i.       The site for which you have defined the display profile (TRM) or 0xxx, (where xxx is the yard number or warehouse number) in the Profile/Site field

                                                ii.       The display profile in the Display Profile field

                                               iii.       The display size of the screen in the Width and Height fields

                                               iv.       The number and quantity of pushbuttons for the template screens in the Size and Quantity fields.

       3.      Choose  to view an analysis of the screens proposed by the system, based on the display size and pushbutton size and quantity.

The results appear in the ALV on the left, displaying a list of the proposed new screens, including the following details:

¡        Status – The color of the traffic light indicates the following:

§         Red - Involves some overlapping of lines and columns

§         Yellow - Involves compression (reduction in the length of screen elements)

§         Green – Involves no compression

¡        Screen number

¡        Name of the screen’s program

¡        Whether the screen has been edited (at this stage, the indicator is never set)

¡        Description of the screen

¡        Extent of compression

¡        Overlapping in screen width

¡        Deficit in the number of lines

If desired, you can also display the Status Description field by changing the ALV layout.

       4.      After analyzing the results, you may decide that you need to edit some screens by deleting some of their fields:

                            a.      From the ALV, select the line corresponding to the screen that you wish to edit.

                            b.      Choose .

The Screen Conversion Tool dialog box appears, displaying each of the screen elements of the selected screen., including their name, description and one of the following types:

§          - Label only

§          - Field only

§          - Field and label

§          - Verification field

                            c.      If you want to delete a screen element, select the corresponding line in the ALV and choose .

The icon  appears in the Deleted field.

                            d.      If you want to delete a label only for a screen element of type field and label, select the corresponding line in the ALV and choose .

The icon  appears in the Deleted field.

                            e.      To reverse the deletion of a screen element, select the corresponding line in the ALV and choose .

The relevant icon disappears from the Deleted field.

                              f.      Choose Enter.

The dialog box closes and the analysis is updated, based on the deleted screen elements. The Edited indicator is now set for the screen.

       5.      To create the display profile and screens:

                            a.      Enter the details of the destination display profile, representing the display profile that you wish to create, based on the source display profile:

                                                  i.       In the Profile/Site field, enter a site number for the new display profile (TRM) or 0xxx (other applications) where xxx is the yard number or warehouse number.

                                                ii.       In the Disp.Prof. field, enter a two-digit identifier for the new display profile.

                                               iii.       Enter textual descriptions for the display profile.

                                               iv.       In the Template and List Screens field, enter a name for the function group of the template and list screens.

                                                 v.       In the Subscreens field, enter a name for the function group of the sub-screens.

                            b.      Execute.

The new display profile and associated template screens, sub-screens and their environments are created.

One of the following customizing activities is automatically updated accordingly (depending on the application):

§         Customizing for Logistics Execution → Task and Resource Management → Presentation Management → Define Display Profiles and Physical Screens

§         Customizing for Logistics Execution → Yard Management → Presentation Management → Define Display Profiles and Physical Screens

§         Customizing for Logistics Execution → Warehouse Management → Value-Added Services → Presentation Management → Define Display Profiles and Physical Screens

 

Editing Display Profiles

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       1.      Choose the Edit display profile tab.

       2.      Enter the profile/site and display profile identifier for the display profile that you wish to edit.

       3.      Choose .

A list of the display profile’s screens appears in the ALV on the left.

       4.      To edit a screen, do the following:

                            a.      From the corresponding line in the ALV, choose the screen number.

The Screen Painter: Change Layout of Screen screen appears.

       5.      Edit the screen.