How to edit tables in SAP ECC
We may be in a situation in which we need to edit fastly an SAP ECC table and we find view functionality too limited. There are workarounds to edit SAP tables directly. Note: it is not recommended at all to edit…
Category SAP Basis
How to perform a system trace in SAP ECC
Performing a system trace in SAP means to run a program and log all the dynpros/screens we are visiting and the fields we are clicking or typing. This task is done automatically when creating a recording in transaction LSMW. You…
How to add Default Rules of Settlement Rules in SAP CO
Modify content of some views Go to transaction SM31 and edit view TKB2A or V_TKB2_1, and view TKB2B or V_TKB2_2, and update its content as referred in the SAP OSS Note 211324. Be careful as this are SAP stantard table.…
How to configure Layout in Background Processing of standard Reports in SAP
When running SAP standard reports in background mode, we may find some problems with truncated fields or undesired layout. This can be fixed for those reports that include the option Menu Bar > List > Print Preview, as for example,…
How to retrieve long texts from SAP
There are some field that corresponds to long texts and that are stored in SAP. When developing our programs, we may need to extract this information from database, but we will find that these tables do not exist. 1) In…
How to change the colour scheme of SAP GUI screens
A common mistake for SAP users who work with multiple environments (e.g. Development, Testing and Productive) is to be working on a system that is not the intended. This can make us spoil our time when the displayed information is…
How are amounts stored in SAP
There are some currencies (like the defunct pesetas or the Colombian peso) that can’t be divided into decimals, because there are no coins or notes of a value smaller than an unit. SAP stores how many decimals are used for…
How to get the transaction code of a program and vice versa in SAP
When an error has been detected in a SAP system, or you need to track how an error reported by a user has been triggered, it is very useful to know how to get the program linked to a transaction…