SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_OHANL_423 (Set up text modules)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_HRCNL (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRCNL of SAP_HR
   ⤷ PY-NL (Application Component) The Netherlands
     ⤷ P05C (Package) HR Customizing: Netherlands
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_OHANL_423 Set up text modules  
Transaction Code S_AHR_61014241   IMG Activity: SIMG_OHANL_423 
Created on 19981221    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_OHANL_423   Set up text modules 
Customizing Activity SIMG_OHANL_423   Set up text modules 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_OHANL_423    

This IMG activity enables you to set up the required text modules.

Text modules generally contain one or more text elements which can be combined with graphic elements (for example "Personnel number", "Social Insurance number", "Pay scale area"). They must be set up for all data required in a payroll account fulfilling the following criteria:

  • The data does not belong to the form background.
  • The data is printed in the same way and in the same position on every payroll account.
  • The piece of data is greater than 10 characters

Text modules can also be set up for data which meets the above mentioned criteria and whose length is less than or equal to 10. This is specially advisable in the following cases:

  • When the same form is required in several languages.

    In this case, the use of text modules enables the form to be printed in more than one language since text modules, unlike most data (such as fixed layout data), are assigned to a language indicator. As a result, every text module can be stored several times in the system for a single form under the required language indicator and, thus, in different languages. Therefore, when creating the payroll account, those text module entries whose language indicator matches the printout language specified for creating the payroll account are used.

  • The data entered appears in several positions on the form (such as dotted lines) and may be changed at a later date.

    In this case, the use of a text module reduces the time required to change the form, since you need only change the text module and not every entry containing relevant data.

IDENTIFICATION OF TEXT MODULES

Every text module must be assigned an identifier by which it can be called by the system. This identifier (for example "TEXT01") is stored in the following four fields:

  • Window code
  • Group number
  • Text position indicator
  • Continuation indicator

The character string "TEXT" is stored in the fields Window code and Group number for every text module.

The serial number of the text module is stored in the fields Text position indicator and Continuation indicator. The Text position indicator field represents the tens column number, and the Continuation indicator field represents the units column.

Examples

At the end of this activity you will find an overview of the abbreviations used in the above examples under the heading "Abbreviations used".

Example 1

You want to set up the text module "Personnel number" for form "ZK01" with identifier "TEXT01". You must make the following entry:

Wndw    G    I    N    ....+...1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5

TE    XT    0    1    Personnel number

The text module identifier is stored from left to right in the four fields Window code,Group number,Text position indicator and Continuation indicator. The text module itself is entered in the text area.

Example 2

You want to set up the text module "Personnel number" for form "ZK01" with identifier "TEXT01". The payroll accounts must be printed in German and English. In this example, you must proceed as follows:

  1. Press the function key Execute in the structure.
  2. In the window Determine work area: Entry displayed by the system, enter a D for German in the field Language indicator and then the corresponding country grouping. Then press the function key Continue.
  3. Create the following text module:

Wndw    G    I    N    ....+...1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5

TE    XT    0    1    Personnel number

  1. Leave the entry screen by pressing the function key Back twice.
  2. Press the Execute function key in the structure again.
  3. In the window Determine work area: Entry displayed by the system, enter an E for English in the field Language indicator and then the corresponding couuntry grouping. Then press the function key Continue.
  4. Create the following text module:

Wndw    G    I    N    ....+...1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5

TE    XT    0    1    Personnel number

The example shows that a text module for multilingual payroll accounts must be created in all required printout languages. The language of the text module must match the corresponding language indicator.

Abbreviations used

In the examples shown, the following abbreviations are used:

Wndw    Window code

G    Group number

I    Text position indicator

N    Continuation indicator

Activities

Set up the required text modules in your form.


Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 204   Establish Functions and Processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency I   Valid for countries specified 
Customizing Attributes Country Key Country Name
SIMG_OHANL_423 NL Netherlands
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_OHANL_423 0 HLA0009670 Payroll Account 
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
V_T512G V - View OH00 Q Set up text modules 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990308 
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