topic Re: Layout Variants - global defaults in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Layout Variants - global defaults

Former Member — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:17:48 GMT

Is there a way for users to be able to setup a global layout variant, save it as their personal default and not affect anyone elseu2019s default global layout variant?

In other words, say a manager wants to set up a layout variant for all of their subordinates; the manager sets up a global layout variant, the subordinates display and save that global layout variant as their personal default layout variant (without first saving it as a user-specific variant). It then becomes their personal default layout variant without changing the default global layout variant across the system.

Thanks.

Re: Layout Variants - global defaults

Former Member — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:26:52 GMT

If it is ALV than it can be possible with option :mark check User-Specific and Default Setting both.

it will set ALV view default only for perticuler user.

[ Creating a User-Specific Result List|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/64/c9d3446fe6b546994762946e44905e/frameset.htm]

Re: Layout Variants - global defaults

Former Member — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:37:16 GMT

Yes, it's ALV.

They want to create a global variant (so other users can get access to it) -- but they don't have to save it as a user-specific variant in order to have it as their default!

But if they set the newly created global variant as their default -- it becomes the default variant for all users that didn't indicate their own default.

Thanks.

Re: Layout Variants - global defaults

Former Member — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:44:51 GMT

Yes.You tell all users to create Their own layout format and save them as their own User-specific and Defaut layout. and than after if anybody want to access other user's layout format than thay can access by select layout(Ctrl+F9) option by choosing name.

Re: Layout Variants - global defaults

Former Member — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:04:27 GMT

"if anybody want to access other user's layout format than thay can access by select layout(Ctrl+F9) option by choosing name."

Currently, on the choose (Ctrl+F9) layout screen, they only see global variants and their own variants --- but not other user-specific layout variants!

Also, I'm using SAP ECC 6.

Thanks.

Re: Layout Variants - global defaults

Former Member — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:27:51 GMT

Sorry my earlier solution won't work(I did't test).

I think there is no straight option for doing this.but i'm sure some work around this would achieve our purpose.

See,in this way you may need to create two exact same layouts for each user.One layout should be set as user-specific and default both.

And other one should not be set neither user-specific nor default just simply save and this one will be available for all other users.

so this kind of work around and maintaining two exact layouts per user would solve our problem surely.

Re: Layout Variants - global defaults

Former Member — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:30:22 GMT

Thanks all the help.