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How to configure Field Control in Contact Person

Former Member
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Hi,

we have requirement to set certain fields mandatory / optional in the Contact Person creation/editing.

where can i configure as such?

Regards
Kevin

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former_member184701
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dear,

look here:

regards,

jenshecker
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Hi everybody,

7 years later I'm confronted with the same challenge as Kevin. I need to display the field SORTL - Search Term in the contact person maintenance screens (VAP1 and 2) for optional entries.

The answers on this page - so far - only show how to maintain field status for customers (XD01 and 2), but NOT for contacts in traqnsaction VAP1 and 2.

So: does anybody have a clue how to make the field available for maintenance? Currently it's only displayed / maintainable if it has content already (e.g. from data migration).

So long,

Jens

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Former Member
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Can u elaborate the requirement pls

Former Member
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Hi Kevin and Rajendran

You can achieve this requirement while configuring  "Account Group " for the Customer Master Data.

Here I am sharing you one link .. which will elaborate in detail with screen shot ..

http://www.magnatraining.com/sap-sd-customer-master-customization/

Reward point if it is helpful 

Regards

Avinash

Former Member
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Hi,

thanks for the info.

but where can i find the detail configuration of the field control of contact person to be set?

for example, i want to make "title" mandatory whenever contact person is created.

regards
Kevin

Former Member
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Dear good mng u can use Tcode OBD2 ALSO IF U WANT MANDATORY  FIELD  U CLICK ON MANDATORY FIELD

Former Member
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Dear Kevin,

The above shown path is the 1 to configure the field control while creating customer master data ,

Once again , i am sending you the detail.

Configuration

Menu Path is [ SPRO -> IMG -> Logistics General -> Business Partner -> Customers -> Control ]

Field Status Group Customization for Customer Master

Configure Field Statuses in Customer Master

Step 1. - The control is defined at the customer account group level. So for a customer type of Sold-to – 0001 , the fields can be customized. Select the Customer Account Group. In this case we have selected the 0001 – Sold-to Party.

Select the customer account group

Step 2. - A customer master in standard R/3 can have multiple views – General view, company code view and the sales view. Double click on the corresponding text in the Field status tab to customize the specific view.

Double Click the view

Step 4. - Fields in the customer master data are grouped into “Status Groups” or “Field Status Groups” . For example, the Address group contains all the fields related to the address data like the name, street name, zip code etc. Select the right field status group.

Select the Field Status Group

Step 5 .- Each field can have any of the following 4 statuses – These statuses are self-descriptive.

  • Suppress – Do not show the field in the master data.
  • Required Entry – Make this field mandatory.
  • Optional Entry – Make this field an optional entry.
  • Display – Gray out this field.

Possible Statuses

DEMO

Here is an example of the customer master “Name” field for the standard customer account group 0001- Sold to party. The little check mark in the name field signifies that the field is indeed mandatory.

Example of customer master before changes

Now change the radio button of the first field ( Name 1/Last name ) to Opt. entry.

Change the field status group to optional

If you create a new customer now, you can see that the name of the customer will be optional ( As is evident by the lack of the check mark in the Name field )

Customer Account Field Status group made optional

Hope, this will fulfill your requirement.