SAP ABAP Data Element TEXTID (Text ID)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-BMT-OM (Application Component) Organizational Management
     SP00 (Package) Organization and Planning
Basic Data
Data Element TEXTID
Short Description Text ID  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR4    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 4    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 4    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Text ID 
Medium 15 Text ID 
Long 20 Text ID 
Heading TxID 
Documentation

Definition

This field contains an alphanumeric text ID of up to 4 characters, for a menu name, for example.

Use

The text ID serves as a unique ID for the text.

Use the field as follows in Customizing under Personnel Management -> Global Settings in Personnel Management-> Dialog Control -> Set up Control Parameters for User Interface:

Texts for Dynamic Menu:

You can assign up to three texts to each root node using the text ID. These texts are maintained in the General text table.

General text table:

The text ID along with the language key represents a unique ID for a text.

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - TEXTID 0000

Use

If you are in Create mode, you can

  1. Use F4 help to select a text ID for the menu.
  2. Enter a unique (does not already exist) text ID. This can be a maximum of four characters ('MY01', for example).

Dependencies

If you enter a new text ID, you must enter a description for the menu under 'Menu Text'.

Supplementary Documentation - TEXTID 0001

Use

If you are in create mode, you can

  1. use the F4 help to select a text ID for the menu.
  2. enter a text ID that does not already exist. This can be a maximum of four characters.

Example

Text ID 'MY01'.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20010130 
SAP Release Created in