Creating New Table Entries

Creating New Table Entries Without References

When you create new table entries without a reference, in single-level views the system presents an empty overview screen.

Proceed as follows:

1. Choose  New Entries  Edit .

2. Enter values in the key fields and function fields.

3. Save your entries.

   If you enter a key that is the same as one that already exists, the system displays a message in the status bar to tell you so.

   In this case you have to:

   1. Change the new key

   2. choose Continue

   3. Save your work.

      The data is now copied into an internal buffer. You can now only maintain the function fields.

Creating New Table Entries by Reference

When you create new table entries by reference, you select an existing table entry as a reference, which you then change to meet your requirements.

1. Select the table entry that you want to use as a reference (reference entry).

2. Choose  Edit  Copy As... .

   or

   Choose Copy As....

3. Change the key fields and, if appropriate, the function fields.

4. Choose Continue to confirm.

   If you enter a key that is the same as one that already exists, the system displays a message in the status bar: An entry already exists with the same key.

   In this case you have to:

   1. Change the new key

   2. Choose Continue.

      The data is now copied into an internal buffer. You can now only maintain the function fields.

   3. Choose Continue. The overview screen appears.

   4. Save the data

   Until you have copied all of the table entries you selected:

   • Further overview screens appear ( single-level views).

   • Further detail screens appear ( two-level views).

   When you have copied all of the reference entries, choose Enter to take you back to the original overview screen.

   The status bar shows you how many table entries you have copied.

   Note

   When you copy entries in a view cluster, the object components are not copied too.

Displaying Created Table Entries

When you create a new table entry, this table entry is first stored in an internal buffer. This table entry is only really created after you have saved it.

Before you save, you can display the table entries you have just created and that are buffered internally. Choose  Selection  All Created Entries .