SAP ABAP IMG Activity CATS0202 (Choose Fields)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   ⤷ CA-TS (Application Component) Time Sheet
     ⤷ CATS (Package) Cross-application time sheet
IMG Activity
ID CATS0202 Choose Fields  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87001247   IMG Activity: CATS0202 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes CATS0202   Choose Fields 
Customizing Activity CATS0202   Choose Fields 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name CATS0202    

In this step, you decide which fields should appear on the screen when maintaining or displaying the time sheet, and also define their attributes. This enables you to customize the layout of the time sheet to suit the requirements of your enterprise and the needs of your users.

By choosing suitable fields, you can considerably simplify time sheet data processing and reduce potential sources of errors. The fields you choose determine the target components to which the data maintained with a particular data entry profile can be transferred, for example.

There are two steps involved:

  1. Define modifiable fields - General field selection
    In this step, you maintain the basic settings for all data entry profiles.
  2. Define fields for specific profiles - Profile-specific field selection
    In this step, you decide which fields should appear on the screen when maintaining or displaying the time sheet, and define their attributes, for individual profiles.

Examples

General field selection (Modifiable)

  • You do not implement Human Resources and therefore do not require the Attendance/absence type and Trip number fields. You select the Field is hidden indicator for these fields when defining fields with the Modifiable function.

Profile-specific field selection (Influencing)

  • You use the data entry profile XYZ to enter the times of external employees. You therefore hide all fields except Sender purchase order item, Sender purchase order number, and Service number when you select the fields for the XYZ profile.
  • For data entry profile ZZZ, you have specified certain default values (the cost center, for example). You do not want users to overwrite these values when they enter data. You therefore select Field is displayed for these fields when you maintain the field selection for profile ZZZ.

Requirements

You must have completed the Set Up Data Entry Profiles step before you can define the field selection for individual profiles. You must also have defined the general field selection before you define the fields for specific profiles.

Standard settings

In the standard SAP System, the Field is ready for input indicator is activated for all fields.

Note

For technical reasons, the Required entry option is shown as an option in the field selection. This function is not supported by the Time Sheet however. Do not use the Required entry option.

Recommendation

Keep the number of fields displayed on the data entry screen to a minimum. The fewer fields the user has to maintain, the easier it is for him or her to record their working times.

Activities

The field selection is divided into three screen groups:

In the Settings screen group, you define the field selection for the initial screen, and determine which profile settings can be specified using the Settings function when the time sheet is maintained. This is independent of the Customizing settings.

Then you specify the field selections for the Worklist and Data entry section screen groups. These determine the layout of the display and maintenance screens for the time sheet.

  1. Select the screen group you want to choose fields for. Position your cursor on the field you require.
    • Then choose the Modifiable function for the general field selection. You are now in the Field Selection: Modifiable Fields view. Continue as described in 2.
    • In the second step, choose the Influencing function to maintain the field selection for specific data entry profiles. You are now in the Field Selection: Influencing Field view. In the Influencing value field, enter the data entry profile you want to maintain and choose ENTER. Continue as described in 2.
  2. Decide the following for each field:
    1. If the field should be ready for input
    2. If the field should only be displayed
      You can use this option for default values that you do not want users to overwrite, for example.
    3. If the field should be hidden
      A hidden field can still form part of a record. Some examples of this are default values from the Time Sheet Defaults infotype (0315) that are entered in the record, or work center and operation data.
      These values can belong to the record even if they are not displayed.
    4. If the field should be highlighted
      You can select this indicator in combination with the others.

Further notes

The following rules apply to the interaction of general and profile-specific field selection:

  • As soon as you have selected a field as hidden in the general field selection, any specifications you make in the profile-specific field selection for this field are irrelevant. The field is always hidden.
  • If you have selected a field as display-only in the general field selection, you can only select the Display and Hide options for this field in the profile-specific field selection.
  • If you selected a field as ready for input in the general field selection, all the options are available for this field in the profile- specific field selection (except the Required entry option).

You can use the All influences function to display an overview of the fields you have selected.

From the modifiable field selection, you can choose Influencing to switch to the profile-specific field selection. From the influencing field selection, you can choose Modifiable to switch to the modifiable field selection.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG CATS0202 0 HLB0100231 Time Sheet 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
SFAC T - Individual transaction object CAC2 1 Choose fields 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981222 
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