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SAP WCM- how to add custom fields at Application and WCD level

Former Member
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Hi Experts,

Greetings!!

I am implementing WCM solution with work permits on ECC 6.0, EhP7 platform. Most of the permit information I have planned to capture through catalogs, however there are many permit and certificate information which can't or shouldn't be covered under catalogs. As I understand SAP provides many options for enhancing the field options.

1. Option of 'Work' and 'Requirements' screen for capturing additional field information without BaDI implementation by appending the standard tables - my developer appended new fields in the provided includes, and I also defined the relevant spro steps of work, requirements and view profiles; however still those fields are not available for input at front-end application.

2. For custom field on custom screen, my developer activated the relevant BADIs - BADI_WCM_WCA_001 & BADI_WAPI_WCA_001, and I have defined the 'view profiles' for screens 8300 & 8400; assigned the view profile to the application; yet no screen/field is available for input at front-end.

Please help me in defining fields by either way as I am stuck at this issue.

Thanks & Regards,

Pavan Tripathi

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former_member200331
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Pavan Tripathi

Have you checked up with the view profiles for Operational WCD?

Options are there to add the tabs and fields in View Profiles.

Please check at the below menu path:

Plant Maintenance and Customer Service --> Work Clearance Management --> Master Data --> View Profiles --> 1. Define View Profiles & 2. Assign View Profiles.

Hope this solves your query.

Chin2.

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Hi Chintan,

Yes, I have already done all those settings of view profiles. While, tabs are appearing with text fields, but custom fields are not available when 8300 and 8400 screens are configured. Please help.

Regards,

Pavan

rakesh_mane
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Hello

The BADI_WCM_WCA_001 & BADI_WAPI_WCA_001SAP is suitable for  enhancement package 3 for SAP ERP 6.0.

Br

Rakesh

Message was edited by: RAKESH MANE

former_member200331
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Pavan Tripathi,

Can you please elaborate what custom field you require and what is your purpose?

Chin2.

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Hi Chintan,

There are various fields in a permit document like special precautions, gas tests, comments which is not user-friendly to be covered as catalog fields. Moreover, there are many safety certificates which has many descriptive information fields which can be easily provided through custom screen and field only. I wanted to activate these screens and fields to map these field information and show to the business for validation before finalizing the solution design, particularly permit and certificate forms. Hope this clarifies!!

Regards,

Pavan

former_member200331
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Pavan Tripathi,

Still not much clear but what I believe here is you require "Long Text" to be entered for these fields.

If it is entered by the same user who is entering the Catalog of type tasks (type-02) then Long Text does exist in Catalog of type tasks.

If it is entered by other user, provision is there to assign two catalogs in WCM objects (not sure about authorization control). (Check the following path: Plant Maintenance and Customer Service --> Work Clearance Management --> Master Data --> Catalogs --> Assign Catalog Types, List Type, and Catalog Profile).

Secondly, not sure but if you wish that this information should be displayed while issuing approvals, long text also exists for Permits which you can create during Permit creation and also you can modify the same while issuing approval.

Hope I have clarified your query but, if this is not the solution you are looking for, please clarify what type of field you want to add (like text field, long text field or limited length text field).

Chin2.

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Chin,

Thanks for your reply!! I understand that long text fields can be maintained in catalogs. But, I am interested in activating the 'custom screen+ custom fields' through the provided BADIs so that I can provide alternative option to user for entering some of the permit information (mostly text information, where checkbox concept is not applied) on the screen fields. SAP has provided screen options in spro for this and BADI is also available for field activation; not sure why it is not working for me somehow.

Regards,

Pavan

Hi Pavan Tripathi,

If you implement BADIs - BADI_WCM_WCA_001 & BADI_WAPI_WCA_001, you have to enhace the structure CI_WCAAP, you have to create new z-fields on that structure.

Where are you trying to add the fields in table WCA2, in the append structure CI_WCA2, if you did that you will not be able to get the fields on those BAPIS.

Look at the class that take the new fields of WCM (CL_WCM_TOOLS) in the update method, you can only use structure CI_WCAAP.

But what you can do is change the data element text of the work and requirements, you have 28 + 28 = 56 posible entries.

do you need more than that =??

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Hi Inigo,

Does this mean we can enhance the WCA2 and provide extra fields in the work/requirements other than the 56 fields they provide ?

Thank you!

Best Regards,
Ahmed