variants

[Former Member]

Hi,

1 what r variants in sap.

2. what is screen variants and transaction variants.

Thx,

srinivas

[former_member624107]

hi

go thru these links

transaction variants

screen variants

[Former Member]

<b>Variants</b> allow you to define fixed values for the input fields on the selection screen of a report.

<b>Transaction and Screen Variants</b>

Transaction and screen variants are very useful for creating personalised screens and transactions for a select number of users. In addition, you may wish to make changes to certain screens and transactions for all SAP users. This functionality allows you to make these enhancements in areas where standard SAP provides no standard configuration settings.

This is a very useful part of the system and is highly beneficial in areas such as recruitment (initial data entry screen) which is not easily customisable using standard configuration. Screens in areas such as Organisation Management and Recruitment can be modified to meet your business requirements. The enhanced screens will then be called by nominated SAP system users.

Check the below link for variant.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sm32/helpdata/en/6c/313093c86f11d1bcdb080009b4534c/content.htm

Also check this link for Transaction Variants and Screen Variants http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/67/232037ebf1cc09e10000009b38f889/content.htm

http://www.sd-solutions.com/documents/SDS_Transaction_and_Screen_Variants.html

Regards,

Maha

[Former Member]

Hi,

Transaction variants are variants for the transaction where in you can customize a transaction as per you needs you can hide some fields, you can give some initial values to the fields and most importantly you can create new transactions using transaction variants. SHDS is the transaction to create transaction variants.

Where as Screen variants are just supplying data to a screen and storing that data so that you can use that data to execute the program any time

Steps :-

Transaction SHD0 - Create a variant for the required transaction bychanging the layout through hiding fields and screens.

Transaction SE93 - Create a variant transaction (e.g. for VA02 you canname it as ZA02). Next allocate the transaction variant to this varianttransaction.

Create and change the Zxxx area menu with the new transaction variant. In this way, the user does have to remembers any extra transaction codes.

In 4.6c, you can default your transaction variant as the standard variant. (SHD0 - Edit -> Activate/Deactivate asstandard variant)

An example for using transaction variant (restricting the field displayfor CO11N - Goods movement) :-

If you want to restrict changes to the fields in Goods movement forone group of users.

1. Create a transaction variant for CO11N

2. Create a new transction code for the transaction variant and assign an authorization object to it

3. Divide the users into this two transaction code. Those who can change the field using CO11N. For those that have limited

field change, give them the authorizationfor ZCO11 (this is a new transaction code you have to create).

Reward if found helpful…

Cheers,

Chandra Sekhar.

[Former Member]

Hi,

There are 2 types of variants are there, transaction variants and selection screen variants.

1. Transaction variants are the variants which are specifc to the TCodes, by using these variants you can suppress the fields in the TCode of screen and also even you can completely suppress the entire of the TCode.

2. Selection Screen variants are the varianst which are specific the ABAP programs. By using these variants you can run the report which already defined selection screen parameters instead of inputting the same selection screen inputs. And these variants are very much usefull in runing the reports in Background. without these varinats you cannot schedule the reports to run ib background.

Thanks,

Sriram Ponna.