Show/Hide fields in infotype screen
The infotype screen can be configured based on the values of the following
fields:
Field
Screen number
Field Name
DYNNR
Subtype
SUBTY
Company code
Personnel area
Employee group
Employee subgroup
Payroll area
Country grouping
BUKRS
WERKS
PERSG
PERSK
ABKRS
MOLGA
Field Length
4 characters
Up to 4 characters, but always the same
length for one feature
4 characters
4 characters
1 character
2 characters
2 characters
2 characters
Based on the relevant employee data in the above fields the infotype screen
can be customized. The fields which are used to decide the screen layout are
maintained in a ‘Feature’ through transaction code PE04.
Features return the value in the Variable key, which is then maintained
against the infotype screen numbers in table T588M.
Let us take an example of infotype 0185 (Personal IDs).The standard screen
is:
Our requirement is to show only two fields, ID Type and ID no. for subtype
Resident Status.
Step by step process:
Step 1. Go to Implementation Guide for R/3 Customizing (IMG) through
transaction code SPRO.
Step 2. Go to ‘Change Screen Modifications’ through SAP IMG → Personnel
Management → Personnel Administration → Customizing User Interface
Click on ‘Change Screen Modifications’
Here you will see the maintenance view ‘Infotype Screen control’, in which you
will find multiple entries for infotypes classified by Module pool, Screen no. ,
Feature, Variable key etc.
Step 3. Click on ‘New Entries’ button, you will see the configuration screen.
Enter the values as shown in the below screenshot, and hit enter to see all
the standard fields of this infotype.
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Module Pool is MPXXXX00, where XXXX is your infotype no.
Variable key is what is returned by your feature.
Standard Screen will be always 2000.
Feature will be PXXXX, where XXXX is your infotype no.
In the screen control, you will see five radio buttons against each field entry.
These radio buttons are:
1. Std: Standard setting – If this check box is marked, the field characteristics correspond to the
standard setting.
2. RF: Required field – Mark this check box to define the screen field as a required field.
3. OF: Optional field – Mark this check box to define the field as an optional field.
4. Outp: Not ready for input – If this check box is marked, the field is an output field only and is not
ready for input.
5. Hide: Hide – If this check box is marked, the screen field is hidden.
6. Init: Hide and Initialize – If this field is selected, the screen field is hidden.
In addition, the system initializes the corresponding field content if you create
or copy an infotype record.
Step 4. In our example we only want fields P0185-ICTYP and P0185-ICNUM
to be visible and all other field to be hidden. So, we’ll select radio button Hide
for them.
Click on save button
.
Step 5. Now, click on Feature button
to add values for our subtype.
The value for the Variable Key is returned from this feature.
This will take you to the initial screen of ‘Features’.
Click on Change button.
Step 6. In this example we are configuring this infotype screen based on
Country and Subtype. Create a new subtype node by clicking on create
button
.
Enter the subtype number and click on Transfer button
.
Step 7. Now, select the newly created subtype object and click on the create
button. Select Node type as Return Value and hit the enter key.
Specify a return value; we will enter return value as 492 because this is the
variable key which we have provided in earlier steps, and click on transfer
button.
Step 8. Click on save and then press activate button
to activate the
feature.
Now, let us go to transaction code PA30 to check our customized infotype.
Summary
In this tutorial we have learned how simple it is to configure and customize
standard infotype screen display based on certain fields using the features. In
the next part we will learn how to add additional custom fields in the infotype
structure and to the infotype screen.