Leave request enhancement (ecc6)

Hi, i have a requirement to create a pre-define dropdown list on approver (similar to dropdown of absence type) on ESS leave request. Please advice how can i do it

Hi
I am sorry for late reply.
the iView is available as ess~lea. To get to the source code for the leave request iView you want to use NWDI. There is a cook book available on getting source codes package. Then you need to study about self-services FPM so that it is easy for you to understand the leave request iView and do the changes.
Try the link to get JDI configuration for ESS
https://websmp207.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/012006153200000308062005E/JDI.zip
and help.sap.com provides floor
follow the blog
/people/harald.reiter2/blog/2006/09/06/sdn-day-session-in-las-vegas-custom-development-of-web-dynpro-ess-applications-using-floor-plan-manager
on ess changes.
This should give a fair idea in desiging your changes.
regards,
Raju

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[http://s14.postimage.org/dponkbsoh/UWL_issue_1.jpg]
[http://s9.postimage.org/7si0vfa7j/UWL_issue_2.jpg]
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Hi Samuli/Yugandhar,
what you suggest is exactly what I did:
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The only derivation from your suggestions is that I didn't make a deep copy but an enhancement instead, which Creates a delegation Object that automatically inherits from the standard CC. Technically a copy or an enhancement do exactly the same but maintenance is a lot smoother for enhancements, that's why.
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P.S. @ Yugandhar, nice to see you are still around! Indeed I'm primarily occupied with the module FI-TV, that's why I'm only wandering around the ESS/MSS subforums now and then.
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hi Jeroen,
Can u please help me with my issue.......
My issue is to add new fields in ess/leave request i.e...
The component needs to be Checked-out through Net Weaver Development Infrastructure, make the necessary enhancements, and finally Check-it-in back to NWDI.
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regards,
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