Multiple Custom Variable Selection.

Hello
We have a situation where we need to provide, during the variable selection screen, the ability for the user to select from a list of custom grouping of materials.
Ex
   Material Group 1
   Material Group 2
   Material Group 10
Each of the above custom groups should already store, during the query design stage, a set of materials. The user will then simply select one of these groupings when she executes the report.
Dorothy

Hi Dorothy
You could create a hierarchy on the material characteristic and set up the 10 groupings, either directly in BI or load it from a flat file.
Link: [http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/0e/fd4e3c97f6bb3ee10000000a114084/frameset.htm]
Then in the query just create a hierarchy node variable on material and reference the hierarchy you have just created, at the prompt the user can then select the desired material grouping.
Josh

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Hi Experts,
I know that it is not recommended by SAP to customise the variable screen, I am sorry but that is ridiculous coz there are no alternatives provided for even simple editing. I''ve searched every where in SDN to find a way to simply add a custom text element in this bizarre screen.
I need to do that because I have to group variables that look similar in a container and add some instructions to users on how to base their selections.
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Hello,
To customize your variable screen you should neeed developer access key..you can see whether you have got or not in table Devaccess..
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Below PDF link will surely answer your doubts.
http://www.ies.state.pa.us/imaginepa/lib/imaginepa/mso2.pdf
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[variables|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/f1/0a56a7e09411d2acb90000e829fbfe/frameset.htm]
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For creating the Web Template..
Go the web application designer, create a new web template in the template
in the left hand side you will find web items , from there drag and drop table , navigation block for your navigation attributes and in the table you have to assign the data provider
for that first you have to do
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/f1/0a5529e09411d2acb90000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
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As others have stated, your options are limited the moment you rely on PXE and WinPE but I think all you need to do is refine your collection target a bit.
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Tested and verified:
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Limit list of values in variable selection screen

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We have a requirement to limit the data from which a user is allowed to select values in the variable selection screen. I know how to write the ABAP code that will return the list of data from which the user can choose, but not sure how to implement that in the query variable.
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[http://www.consolut.com/en/s/sap-ides-access/d/s/doc/YY-BW_BADI_F4]
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