topic Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:51:56 GMT

Hi,

Please explain what is the main difference between back,exit and cancel button in SAP session(internal and external) wise.

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:53:39 GMT

Check below link

http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/MiniSG/1_Designing/1_Comparison_ExitBackCancel.htm

Best regards,

Brijesh

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:55:39 GMT

good

BACK button is usually used to go back to the previous screen, the EXIT button usually exits the entire program, and the CANCEL button really depends on the transaction, but a lot of times, it has the same effect as EXIT button.

But in reality, it all depends on how the buttons are defined in the gui status and what the code is doing which is handling the fcodes.

Thanks

mrutyun^

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:55:42 GMT

Hi,

Back means it goes to the before screen.

Exit means it comes out of that execution.

Cancel means it stops the current processing and go to the initial screen.

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:56:14 GMT

generally after clicking "back" we go back to the last screen, "cancel" stops the current transaction i.e. its written on "at exit command" event on PAI and after clicking "exit" it gives a confirmation pop-up exit or not.

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:04:52 GMT

hi,

Comparison of Exit, Back and Cancel

To clarify the differences between the three basic navigation functions Back, Exit and Cancel let us start with simple examples.

Exit

The user has been working on a task and has finished entering data. She wants to leave the application and move over to a different task. In this case, she uses the function Exit. This function reminds her to save her entered data (if she had not already done this) and then returns her to the application level.

Cancel

The user has been working on a task and has already entered some data. When she moves to the next screen she realized that she has to enter data which she does not know and has to ask for. Therefore, she decides to cancel the editing and get the required information. This time she chooses the function Cancel. Cancel informs her that she will lose all her data. She may, however, cancel her canceling and go on with the editing. This time, going on with editing makes no sense. So she accepts losing her data and is transferred to the initial screen of her application (note: this is an example, the actual jump target of Cancel depends on the context).

Other examples for uses of Cancel are error conditions where inconsistent data have been entered which cannot be saved or dialogue boxes that have been erroneously initiated.

Back

The name of the function Back sounds simple, but this function may not quite be what you and the users expect.

The user edits a document that consists of header data and some more groups of data. All groups have to be entered on separate screens. When the task requires that all groups of data have to be entered, it is useful to put the data screens in a fixed sequence. This time, however, the user wants to access only some of the screens. She does so from a main screen via the Goto menu. After finishing data entry for a group she returns to the main screen via the function Back. As with Exit, Back allows her to save the entered data, if she had not already done this.

It is important to note that the function Back is not to be used in a fixed screen sequence, as many users would expect. Here, you use the functions Next screen and Previous screen for moving between screens! Back, however, always moves "up" in an application hierarchy. Sometimes this is the screen where the user came from, but not always!

Another problem for users may be that in some cases all three functions return them to the same screen, for instance to the initial screen or to the application level. So, they may come to believe that these functions all do the same. This, however, is not the case. You as developer can help users by implementing these functions correctly!

The three functions Exit, Cancel and Back serve different purposes and have quite a different behavior with respect to where the user is transferred and whether he or she may save the entered data or loses them.

for graphical description ref to,

http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/MiniSG/1_Designing/1_Comparison_ExitBackCancel.htm

regards,

Anirban

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:07:04 GMT

Hii!

Check out these links

http://web.mit.edu/SAPR3/docs/webdocs/getstarted/gsSCREENS.html

sap.rutgers.edu/sap.pdf

Regards

Abhijeet

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:07:59 GMT

Hi,

BACK :exits object component

EXIT: exits task (application)

CANCEL : exits processing

BACK : target returns to previous level

EXIT : screen calling the task

CANCEL : if possible, a close and safe screen

The functionalities of BACK , EXIT and CANCEL completely depends on the way they are set in the pf-status .And the major thing to notice is the FUNCTION TYPE they are assigned when are are created .

Gnerally the function type for EXIT and CANCEL are Type 'E', which is nothing but the exit - function so that they completely leave the program and come out of that program ( reach the SAP Ease Access screen ).

And for BACK, it depends on what has been set in the function type , if its an system /application function , then may be you can code here for the next screen ( which has to appear after clicking BACK ) what should appear

hope this helps.

plz reward if useful.

thanks,

dhanashri.

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:09:06 GMT

Hi kranthi,

BACK: Returns you to the previous screen without

saving your data.If there are required fields on the

screen,these fields must be completed first.

EXIT: Exits the current function without saving.

Retruns you to the intial screen or main menu

CANCEL: Exits the current task without saving.

Regards,

Sravanthi

Re: Difference between back,exit and cancel button

Former Member — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:11:38 GMT

thanks all for your overwhelming response.