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Show/Hide fields in infotype screen

The infotype screen can be configured based on the values of the following fields:

Based on the relevant employee data in the above fields the infotype screen can be customized. The fields which are used to decide the screen layout are maintained in a ‘Feature’ through transaction code PE04.

Features return the value in the Variable key, which is then maintained against the infotype screen numbers in table T588M.

Let us take an example of infotype 0185 (Personal IDs).The standard screen is:

Our requirement is to show only two fields, ID Type and ID no. for subtype Resident Status.

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In SAP HR/HCM, employee data is grouped in Infotypes. This employee data is saved in infotypes based on his/her personal number (PERNR).

For example in infotype PA0006 (Addresses) you will find employee’s address details. Similarly, in infotype PA0021 you will find the employee’s family details.

SAP provides hundreds of standard infotypes, but many times there are business/client requirements where we have to create new infotypes. In this tutorial we will see how to create a custom PA (Personal Administration) infotype in just five easy steps.

Step 1. Creating the PSnnnn Structure

Each infotype requires a PS structure which contains all the data fields.

To create the ‘PS structure’, go to transaction code PM01.

Give a four digit number between 9000 – 9999 in the ‘Infotype no.’ field. Select the radio button ‘Employee infotype’. Select the radio button ‘PS Structure’ and then click on the ‘Edit’ button.

Concept Of Chart Of Accounts

The chart of accounts is the list of all the general ledger accounts that can be used by one or more company codes. As a good SAP business practice, the chart of accounts should be one of the first organizational elements which a company implementing SAP should finalize. This is because the chart of accounts decides which G/L accounts will be available for general as well as tax related postings.

The chart of accounts is defined at the client level i.e. above the company code level. This allows the same chart of accounts to be used by multiple company codes. This is helpful in case of sister companies which are defined as separate legal entities but require more or less identical general ledger accounts.

Types Of Chart Of Accounts

A single company code can have three types of charts of accounts. This is required in case the same company needs to prepare financial statements in more than one format. The different types of chart of accounts are:

The ABAP Debugger is used tool to execute and analyze programs line by line. Using it we can check the flow logic of a program and display runtime values of the variables. Currently, SAP offers two types of Debuggers:

• The Classic ABAP Debugger
• The New ABAP Debugger

The Classic ABAP Debugger, with its old user interface and its limitations to debug certain types of ABAP program is now not in use by many new and old ABAP developers.

Learn How To Use The ABAP Debugger In This Training Course

The New ABAP Debugger, with its state of the art and flexible user interface, can be used to debug all types of ABAP programs. It provides many new features which improve our efficiency of debugging, both in ABAP support and development.

In this article, we will learn how to use these new features and discover some tips and tricks to efficiently use ABAP debugger.

Switching between the ‘Classic Debugger’ and ‘New Debugger’

You can switch between both the debugger and make any one your default debugger. To do this, go to ABAP Editor (SE38)→ Utilities → Settings.

Now in the user-specific settings pop up box click on ABAP Editor tab and then click on Debugging.

The Purpose Of The FBL3N Report

The FBL3N report is used to list line items for multiple accounts across multiple company codes. This functionality is provided by the selection screen of the report. It is also possible to display items from more than one General Ledger account in a customized layout. This report allows changes to individual documents or to carry out mass changes to posted line items displayed in the report.

Search help is available to enable a detailed selection of General Ledger accounts which allows access to various possible entries. The search help screen is shown in figure 1 below.

Concept Of A Vendor Master

The vendor master stores all the data pertaining to a particular vendor in SAP. This data is made available to other transactions and modules as and when required by SAP via the inter-module integration. The vendor master contains the following data sets:

• GENERAL DATA: The general data consists of the vendor address, country, contact person, bank account, etc.
• COMPANY CODE DATA: The company code data contains the data specific to a company code like the payment terms, payment methods, dunning procedures, tax details, etc.
• PURCHASING ORGANIZATION DATA: The purchasing organization data contains information like the sales purchasing organization, partner functions, pricing, etc.

The vendor master is extremely important for the materials management, logistics as well as the Financial Accounting module. The details of the vendor such as the payment terms, address, purchasing organization, purchasing group, payment methods, etc. are picked up from the vendor master and provided to the other modules as and when necessary.

The total data for a vendor master is stored in multiple tables. The General data pertaining to a vendor is stored in the LFA1 table while the company code data is stored in the LFB1 table. The purchasing organization data for a vendor is stored in the LFM1 table. All these tables are accessed for information about the vendor by the FI and the MM module.