Change SAP Standard Field description easily

In real time, you need several fields to maintain customer information. When there is no proper field is there in your transaction, you ended up with using a unused field. But what happens is the description is totally misleading or inappropriate with the ideal meaning of the real time usage.

Options for that sort of scenarios:

1. Create custom field in data dictionary and add it in the screen

2. Change the standard SAP description. If you use multiple languages, have to maintain in all

3. Live with it. Use the same SAP description and inform user to ignore the description

Here is the simplest and the recommended way to change description of a fields.

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1.Go-to the relevant transaction. I use here Material master.

2. Locate the desired field

3. Press F1 and get the data element name.

4. Go-to SMOD transaction.

5. Follow this menu path

6. Enter the data element copied in the step 3.

7. You will get a screen to enter desired description.

The length of each field is :
- Short field label: 10 characters
- Medium field label: 20 characters
- Long field label: 40 characters
- Heading: 55 characters
- Short Description: 60 characters

8. Save it. You may need to add it to a transport request.

9. Now go back to the transaction. (MM03) Description has now changed.

10. Press F1, it displays the entered Short Description

Dynpro Does not exist short dump in RFQ (ME41) or other purchasing documents

When executing the RFQ (Request For Quotation – ME41) after enter all entries, you might get this kind of a short dump.

This is the solution for that...

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This may arise in other purchasing documents also. Problem is Enhancement MM06E005 is active in your system. But screens are not created or incorrect.

What you have to do is:

Option 1 : Go-to SMOD. Inactive ehancement MM06E005.

Option 2 : Go-to SMOD, Create and activate relevant sub-screen :

- SAPLXM06 -0101 – Sub-screen header purchase order
- SAPLXM06 -0201 – Sub-screen header outline agreement
- SAPLXM06 -0301 – Sub-screen header RFQ
- SAPLXM06 -0111 – Sub-screen item purchase order
- SAPLXM06 -0211 – Sub-screen item outline agreement
- SAPLXM06 -0311 – Sub-screen item RFQ

NOTE : You must identify all dynpros as sub-screens. It is not necessary that they contain fields. However, they must be available so that no program termination will occur.

Please also refer to SAP note 1517584, 389059 for relevant information.

Change Column Layout of MIGO screen

Changing column sequence/layout of MIGO and some other standard transactions screens is not an easy task using config screen changes.

This is the best and easiest way to change the column sequence using variants.

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Change Column Layout of MIGO

Direct Return to vendor at QM point

In inventory management, it is sometimes required to return raw materials to vendor due to various reasons. When Quality Management is activated, it is not required to go through 2 way step of goods movement.

This is how to do it at the QM inspection point itself.

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Direct Return to Vendor

SAP Quick Viewer - SQVI

Most SAP functional consultants are facing problems when their client requesting a customized report having a combination of information which are not available in single standard SAP report. Develop an ABAP report isn't easy since it involves cost and development effort.

So here is the first option when there is a report requirement from a client. SAP Queries, which enables functional consultants to write a report with lesser technical knowledge , within a short time and more importantly lesser cost.

SAP Quick Viewer tool is the fastest way to create a query. There are few limitations exists when compared to create queries using SQ01/02/03, but having the flexibility of creating it with minimum complexity.

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SAP Quick Viewer - SQVI

How to Create a SAP Query - SQ01-SQ02-SQ03

Most SAP functional consultants are facing problems when their client requesting a customized report having a combination of information which are not available in single standard SAP report. Develop an ABAP report isn't easy since it involves cost and development effort.

So here is the first option when there is a report requirement from a client. SAP Queries, which enables functional consultants to write a report with lesser technical knowledge , within a short time and more importantly lesser cost.

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How to Create a SAP Query - SQ01-SQ02-SQ03