Create a Layout Variant

A Layout variant can be used to pull in additional information into a list display and organize the information to a User’s specifications. This type of variant is again User specific. Layout variants can be created for any Transaction.

In this example, A Layout variant is created for transaction IW28( Change
Notification).

A Layout variant can be used to pull in additional information into a list display and organize the information to a User’s specifications. This type of variant is again User specific. Layout variants can be created for any Transaction.

In this example, A Layout variant is created for transaction IW28(Change

Notification).

On the initial screen, enter in the desired search criteria.

In this example I am entering the ‘Notification date range’ with ‘notification status’ as Outstanding and Completed.

1.  Click on the execute button      .

         On the initial screen, enter in the desired search criteria.

   In this example I am entering the ‘Notification date range’ with ‘notification

   status’ as Outstanding and Completed.

2.  Click on the execute button.

List of tables to store Variants:

TVARV --> for storing the variants (TVARVC- client specific)VARID --> Variant directoryVARIT --> Variant texts
             
Transaction and screen variants
Transaction variant

• Transaction variant is a used to create some tailored version of standard SAP transaction without any actual modification i.e a standard transaction can be modified as per the requirement.
• It can be used to hide fields, menu functions, screens, to supply individual fields with default values or to change the ready for input status of one or more fields.    

Transaction variant can be created in two steps:
      1) Create a Transaction variant in SHD0
      2) Attach the transaction variant to a transaction