Material desc automatically filled when enter material number using SM30

Question

Hi all,
I have  created Z table with fields material number(MATNR) and material description. Iam maintaing table using SM 30 transaction. If  I enter material number  the material description automatically filled when press enter button.
Is there any solution for this
Thanks
Sudarsana

Answer 1

Hello,
whenever you create a maintainance for a table an SAP program is generated which will have the name SAPL(name of the function group to which the table is assigned)....you can go directly to the program inside SM30 by clicking on the top menu -> system -> status ->program name and screen number
inside SM30 go to the screen where you have to see the description(based on 1step and 2step ) and note the screen number and program name
once you go the program -> go to the particular screen -> and confirm the screen
inside the PAI or PBO
write the code :
if Material number is not initial.
select and put material description into the screen field for text.
else.
clear the value for text in screen field
endif.
Disadvantages : whenever you create a new maintainance by using the table maintainance generator the code is over written
solution:the screen code will be always over written..but inside the SAPL program when you create the PBO/PAI make an include and save it...when regenerating the include will not be over written but you will have to go to the screen flow logic and give the name of the PBO/PAI modules
A table once finalised will not require regenerating the maintainance again but this is a draw back ...but the solution just provided is the widely accepted and followed one
Reward if useful
Regards
Byju