topic Checking for a hidden characteristic in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/checking-for-a-hidden-characteristic/m-p/2695998#M624005 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I am trying to get information from BAPIs regarding hidden characteristics. When I use the BAPI_CHARACT_GETDETAIL, I get the correct information about a characteristic being hidden (No Display).</P><P></P><P>I have a situtation where a class overwrites this value and thus hiding the characteristic. Inspite of using BAPI_CLASS_GET_CHARACTERISTICS and BAPI_CLASS_GETDETAIL, the correct information regarding the hidden value of the characteristic is not given. I always see the value as unchecked (i.e, no X for No Display), although I know that this class forces the characteristic to be hidden.</P><P></P><P>How do I get this information from the BAPI as it doesn't seem to work..Have any others tried this?</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Sameer</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:41:29 GMT Former Member 2007-08-16T10:41:29Z Checking for a hidden characteristic https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/checking-for-a-hidden-characteristic/m-p/2695998#M624005 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I am trying to get information from BAPIs regarding hidden characteristics. When I use the BAPI_CHARACT_GETDETAIL, I get the correct information about a characteristic being hidden (No Display).</P><P></P><P>I have a situtation where a class overwrites this value and thus hiding the characteristic. Inspite of using BAPI_CLASS_GET_CHARACTERISTICS and BAPI_CLASS_GETDETAIL, the correct information regarding the hidden value of the characteristic is not given. I always see the value as unchecked (i.e, no X for No Display), although I know that this class forces the characteristic to be hidden.</P><P></P><P>How do I get this information from the BAPI as it doesn't seem to work..Have any others tried this?</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Sameer</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:41:29 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/checking-for-a-hidden-characteristic/m-p/2695998#M624005 Former Member 2007-08-16T10:41:29Z Re: Checking for a hidden characteristic https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/checking-for-a-hidden-characteristic/m-p/2695999#M624006 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The problem was in the BAPI. An SAP Note fixed it.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:36:30 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/checking-for-a-hidden-characteristic/m-p/2695999#M624006 Former Member 2008-06-18T06:36:30Z