BEx Selection screen Hierarchy display (text - key)

Question

Hi,
We have a new query deployed that uses several hierarchies in the selection screen.
When running the reports, the drop down for the hierarchies on the variable selection screen displays the full text. 
However, the users are more familiar with the key value and would prefer to see that.  In the actual report, the keys are displayed.
I am trying to find where the default display can be set for the hierarchies on the BEx selection screen so I can show the key values?
Thanks!
Darryl
Edited by: Darryl Goveas on Nov 16, 2011 12:14 PM

Answer 1

Create a FM like below and a wrapper for it so you can call it as part of process chain; we load all of our hierarchies then call this:
FUNCTION ZBW_CHANGE_HIER_DISPLAYNAME.
""Local Interface:
*"  EXPORTING
*"     VALUE(RETURN) TYPE  BAPIRET2
  data: hieid(25) type c,
        hienm(30) type c,
        lgtxt(60) type c.
  RETURN-TYPE = 'I'.
  RETURN-ID = '01'.
Select each hierarchy from list table
  select nhieid nhienm t~txtmd
  into (hieid, hienm, lgtxt)
  from rshiedir as n
  join rshiedirt as t
  on nhieid = thieid
  where n~objvers = 'A'
  and   t~objvers = 'A'.
    if sy-subrc = 0.
    concatenate Key and Text
      concatenate hienm '-' lgtxt into lgtxt SEPARATED BY space.
    update table with new description
      update rshiedirt
      set TXTLG = lgtxt
      where langu = 'E'
      and hieid   = hieid
      and objvers = 'A'.
      if sy-subrc = 0.
        RETURN-NUMBER = '001'.
        RETURN-MESSAGE = 'Successfully updated Hierarchy Descriptions.'.
      else.
        RETURN-NUMBER = '002'.
        RETURN-MESSAGE = 'Error when updating Hierarchy Descriptions.'.
      endif.
    else.
      RETURN-NUMBER = '003'.
      RETURN-MESSAGE = 'Error when selecting Hierarchy Descriptions.'.
    endif.
  endselect.