Disable modify display variant

[Former Member]

Hello everybody,

One question about the display variants. I am in charge of BC administration and my collegues from other modules ( PP, FL, SD etc..) have created transactions. They have created one display variant for each transaction which they have called /default

Simply users, when they launch the transaction, can select this variant, change the information and when they save, they modify this variant.

Is there a way to disable the possibility for users to modify this variant? I only want my collegues (key users) to be able to modify this variant.

Many thanks for your help.

[MarcinPciak]

When saving the variant check the field Protect variant . Now only the user who created it will be able to amend it.

Regards

Marcin

[Former Member]

Many thanks for your answer Marcin. I will told them to try this.

And another "last" question.

I have my variant /default and now I want users to create a new one but not to modify /default. When they save, a new one is created like /default2 for example.

Is there a way for this?

Many thanks again.

[MarcinPciak]

This should be feasible. This blog might help you to achieve this [Save a variant from a Dynpro screen|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/6618%3Fpage%3Dlast%26x-order%3Ddate%26x-maxdepth%3D0] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];

Regards

Marcin

[Former Member]

Many Thanks for everything Marcin. I am gonna check your link.

[Former Member]

Hello everybody,

I reopen this topic because what I said is wrong

Here is what I want to do

- The Key user create a display variant (/ default).

- A user launch the transaction, and use the variant /default because It's the only one on the system.

He can create a new variant but can't save on the /default variant (I think we should use the option "protect variant" like Marcin says).

- When the user has saved his variant, this variant wo'nt be by default for the next connection. I want the default variant always be /default and not the one the user has created.

Hope you can help me.

Thanks a lot.

[MarcinPciak]

Hi David,

If you want to start the report each time with default variant /DEFALUT you can:

- create another report (which will be starting point for this one)

- in this new report call your original report with the variant /DEFAULT - so the user will automatically have it set when report will show the selection screen. If the user later want to change it (on the screen) - no problem, but the defualt which the program will be running with is /DEFAULT

Simply use below logic

Report z_starting_point.
 SUBMIT 'Z_ORIGINAL' USING SELECTION-SET '/DEFAULT'. "start the original report with /DEFAULT variant

Hope this is what you need

Marcin

[Former Member]

Many thanks again Marcin. What you explain to me is perfect for selection screen variant. What I need is the same thing for ALV's layout.

Is there any parameters to initialize when calling MF REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY?

[MarcinPciak]

For classical ALV you are using I think you should:

- when saving variant you have the option default setting for setting is as a default one

- get this default variant at the beginnign

DATA: GD_REPID     LIKE SY-REPID,
           G_SAVE TYPE C VALUE 'X',
          G_VARIANT TYPE DISVARIANT,
          GX_VARIANT TYPE DISVARIANT.

INITIALIZATION.
  GX_VARIANT-REPORT = SY-REPID.
  CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_VARIANT_DEFAULT_GET'
    EXPORTING
      I_SAVE     = G_SAVE
    CHANGING
      CS_VARIANT = GX_VARIANT
    EXCEPTIONS
      NOT_FOUND  = 2.
  IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
    G_VARIANT = GX_VARIANT-VARIANT.
  ENDIF.

- later you set this one

GD_REPID = SY-REPID.

  CALL FUNCTION 'REUSE_ALV_GRID_DISPLAY'
    EXPORTING
      I_CALLBACK_PROGRAM      = GD_REPID
      I_SAVE                  = 'X'   
      IS_VARIANT              = G_VARIANT
...

You migt however encounter some problems with using protection on the variant in this way, what I told you before applies to selection screen variant.

Regards

Marcin