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Problem in Screen fields

Former Member — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:41:23 GMT

Hi Abappers,

I have a screen field which is a drop down box and refers to the dictionary element Infotype which is of 4 characters in length.

Instead of showing Infotypes in that box i have to show infotype text.

I select the Infotype text against the infotype from table T582S.

When I move the Infotype text into drop down box, it only shows the first four characters of the text as it is of 4 char length only.

How to display the whole Infotype text into that same drop down box?

Please reply.

Regards,

Rahul

Re: Problem in Screen fields

naimesh_patel — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:46:26 GMT

This happens because system assume that the first four characters are the Key in the dropdown.

Before moving the description to the table of the dropdown box, concatenate the values with the description and append into the table for dropdown box.

To display keys along with the values in the drop down box:

Go to Customize Local Layouts (very last button , next to help on any screen)

Select Options

Select Experts tab

select the checkbox "Show Keys in All Drop Down list"

select the checkbox "Sort Item by Key". This will help you when you have more values in the dropdown.

Regards,

Naimesh Patel.

Re: Problem in Screen fields

Former Member — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:48:55 GMT

Change the screen filed length 4 char to 30 char

Thanks

SEK

Re: Problem in Screen fields

Former Member — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:48:08 GMT

Hi Naimesh,

Its not working.

What table you are talking about.

I am concatenating the two variables into the third one and passes it to the screen element.

But it is showing the Infotype(INFTY) now.

Please reply.

Regards,

Rahul