Transaction FB60 option to select/create screen variant has been disabled

[Former Member]

In transaction FB60 the option to select or create a screen variant via edit --> screen variant has been disabled.

On clicking ctrl + F3 which is a keyboard short cut to select variant the message box pops up stating "Task manager has been disabled by administrator".

Screen variants for transactions are generally created using SHD0 and the enduser should have the option of selecting the variant here in FB60.

On searching the forum for related threads I found one thread which states using authorization object F_IT_ALV or S_ALV_LAYO. The problem could not be solved even after assigning full authorization to both these objects although assigning S_ALV_LAYO is against the security rules of our client.

Please can you suggest a remedy to the above problem.

Edited by: Subramaniam Iyer on Nov 25, 2008 7:47 AM

[Former Member]

Not logged on right now, but it might infact be a variant (or global variant) which is setting this.

This is possible by submitting the program VIA SELECTION-SCREEN to set a selection screen variant or even without a selection screen to SET SELECTION-SCREEN LIKE import parameters for the program.

My guess is that you can only change this in customizing.

Cheers,

Julius

[Former Member]

The problem was not related authorization, but there has been some development made in the standard program in the past. The development team is working on it and will close the issue.

[Former Member]

Please take a look in the sticky thread in the ABAP General forum, the section on Enhancements and Modifications has a post in it about the "Switch Framework" which will no doubt be usefull for your developers and can be used to locate such problems more easily.

Cheers,

Julius

[Former Member]

Thanks Julius, but, I believe the development team have already found the solution.

[Former Member]

It will still be very helpfull for next time though if they know about it now already.

It is worth taking a look into the Switch Framework before making modifications or enhacements of various types.

Cheers,

Julius

Edited by: Julius Bussche on Nov 29, 2008 9:33 PM

ps: direct link to the thread I mentioned above =>

[Former Member]

Hello Julius,

I have forwarded the link to this thread to the development team and their lead as advised.

Also, would like to share that there was a variant included in the transaction through the program which was leading to this. I believe it can be done by inserting a function module RS_HDSYS_CALL_TC_VARIANT through some program into the standard program as result the transaction would open in a varaint screen.

Thanks for all the help.