Planning layouts that you create for manual planning have numerous attributes and functional possibilities that you can use independently of which environment you are working in. However, in addition to that, a series of attributes and functions exist, the usage of which depends on in which way and with which basic technologies the layout is displayed at runtime. The following table gives information about the possible uses of the environment-specific attributes of planning layouts:
Attribute or Function |
XL |
HTML |
XWC |
ALV |
M1 |
M2 |
Hierarchy in lead column (expand and collapse, totals row) |
X |
X |
Display only |
X |
X |
X |
Pushbutton “Delete Row” |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Navigation within the characteristic values in header area |
X |
– |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Dialog field to enter another characteristic value combination |
X |
– |
– |
X |
X |
X |
F4 help for characteristic values in new row |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Dropdown list box for characteristic values in new row (for uncompounded characteristics or in header area) |
– |
X |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Enter new data rows also when only the description of the characteristic value is visible |
– |
X |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Customer-specific Excel formulas (client) |
X |
– |
X |
– |
X |
– |
Automatically executed planning functions |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Fill variables with characteristic value combination of a cell |
– |
X |
X |
– |
– |
– |
Access to documents on transaction data (several per cell) |
X |
Text document only |
Text document only |
X |
X |
X |
Access to documents on transaction data (one per row) |
– |
X |
X |
– |
– |
– |
Display master data attributes in lead column |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Sign attribute in data columns |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Legend:
XL: Microsoft Excel (in place activation in the SAP Container)
HTML: HTML-based planning layout (for example, generated with the Web Interface Builder)
XWC: Microsoft Excel Web Component (as of Microsoft Office 2000)
ALV: SAP List Viewer
M1: One-piece Planning Folders with combined input/output layout
M2: Two-piece planning folders with separate input/output layouts