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Use

You can find header data in both form and style maintenance. In style maintenance, it is used primarily to present important information - information designed to make it easier for the end user to select a style. The header data in form maintenance, on the other hand, is used for information and control purposes. For this reason, the header data of a form will be described in more detail.

Like the header data of a style, the header data of a form comprises two parts: the data set by the system and the data you are expected to enter. The latter is dealt with separately here.

  • Device-independent entries. They include:

    • Meaning

      A short explanatory description of the form (also applies to the style), designed to make selection easier for the end user.

    • Form Class

      You can divide forms into classes for better organization. This also makes it easier to search for forms. The default set of classes is the set of program classes in your system.

    • Start Page

      Tells the print program which page format in a form to use first for printing.

    • Default Paragraph

      Paragraph set to * in standard text maintenance.

    • Tab Stop

      A grid set at specified intervals in all windows defined in the form. However, you should note that the tab stops are only valid in paragraphs where you have not defined your own tabs.

    • Language, Original Language, Translation-Relevant

      Use these fields to record the master language and language of the current version of a form. Selecting the Translation-Relevant checkbox button makes the form accessible for translation using the SAP system's translation tools (transaction SE63).

  • Device-dependent entries: These entries are printer-dependent. That means that you can only make entries that are supported in the SAP printer definition. If you make other entries, this leads to errors in the check routine.

    • Page Format

      Determined from the spool administration table with transaction SPAD. Make sure there is a printer assignment - there must be an additional spool format for the printer with the same page format.

    • Orientation

      Depends on the page format selected. This can also be determined from the spool administration table. Note that the formats landscape and portrait are not supported by all printers.

    • Lines per Inch

      Basis for converting the unit of measurement LN in style and form maintenance. The value 6.00 is set by the system, as this value is supported by all printers.

    • Characters per Inch (CPI)

      Basis for converting the unit of measurement CH in style and form maintenance. The value 10.00 is set by the system, as this value is supported by all printers.

    • Font Attributes

      With these fields, you can set the default font for a form. The default font applies if other objects do not specify a font. SAPscript suggests the default font, which you can change.