How to make screen changes to Infotype 0077 screen after applying SAP Note 1996041

[dboisvert]

Hello all,

       I recently manually applied this note.  Once the note was applied the screen field that refers to the "Disability" P0077-DISAB needs to be converted from a checkbox to some other screen structure because it went from having 2 possible values to now having 4 possible values as the result of applying the referenced note.  On my sandbox system I cannot seem to do a convert to change the screen structure (I am clicking on P0077-DISAB and then right-clicking and the context menu "Convert" has the "I/O Field, Text field" greyed out.  I also cannot remove the field and re-add it as the delete option on the context menu is also greyed out.

       I am in a sandbox system with modification assistant turned on so perhaps that has something to do with my problem(s)?  Once I get the Infotype 0077 screen functioning as the new US Gov't regulations require in our sandbox system I will be moving on to our development system - I was thinking this would be easy to get working in Sandbox and then a little harder in development but it's looking like it's actually the other way around.  Any possible ideas of guidance would be appreciated.  I work with custom infotypes quite often and have done a lot of SAP note applications but this is one of the first times I have worked with SAP notes that modify the standard infotype screens.

Thank you,
Dana

[Former Member]

Dear Dana,

if Assistant Modification is turned on in your screen painter, then you cannot convert your field from checkbox to input field.

You have to turn it off first by going to menu Edit / Modification Operations / Switch Off Assistant .

Once you do it, you can convert your field with the right click function.

BR,

[dboisvert]

Thank you so much!  I rarely work in a system with Modification Assistant turned on.  I was able to do just what I needed to.