PCUI - CRM - Text (Field Label) Replacement

Question

Hi Friends,
I want to change the Field Label displayed on the PCUI.
In PCUI the field label displayed, is the value taken from the Medium Text of that field's respective Data Element in DDIC. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Now for example - I want to replace 'Sold-To Party' field label as 'Buyer Site', how can I achieve this without modifying the data element's medium text ?.
I tried using Text Replacement Tool (trans CRMST62), but it reads values from Header, Short text, but not from the medium text. And also it is time consuming as it runs several background job process.
Does PCUI Applications stores field labels in any table ? Or is there any config available by which we can insert field labels in the PCUI Application.
Thanks
Harsh

Answer 1

Hi everybody,
with a little modifcation it works fine.
See below, how I have implemented it.
Cheers,
Marc
<b>Note:</b>
Necessary modification is supposed to causing no problems during upgrade.
<b>Realization:</b>
- Customizing table controls text labels in user interface of CRM application
- Maintenance via customizing view
1. Create customizing table 'ZMAL_DDIC_C'
MANDT  type MANDT
TABNAME  type TABNAME
FIELDNAME  type FIELDNAME
2. Create text table for language dependent text 'ZMAL_DDIC_CT'
MANDT  type MANDT
TABNAME  type TABNAME
FIELDNAME  type FIELDNAME
LANGU  type SPRAS
SCR_TEXT_S  type SCRTEXT_S
SCR_TEXT_M  type SCRTEXT_M
SCR_TEXT_L  type SCRTEXT_L
3. Create method 'get_fieldtext()'
Porperties: static and public
Parameters: I_FIELD_LIST  importing  type DDFIELDS
            R_FIELD_LIST  returning  type DDFIELDS
method get_fieldtext.
DATA: field_itab type ddfields,
      ddic_ct_struc type zmal_ddic_ct,
      ddic_ct_itab like table of ddic_ct_struc.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <field_struc> type dfies.
field_itab[] = i_field_list[].
loop at field_itab assigning <field_struc>.
at first entry we look for new lables in our
customizing table
if sy-tabix = 1.
select * from zmal_ddic_ct
  into table ddic_ct_itab
  where tabname = <field_struc>-tabname
    and langu   = <field_struc>-langu.
endif.
check if an individual lable exists
read table ddic_ct_itab
  into ddic_ct_struc
  with key fieldname = <field_struc>-fieldname.
only when text in customizing table is not empty ,
replace standard text
if sy-subrc = 0.
  if not ddic_ct_struc-scrtext_s is initial.
    <field_struc>-scrtext_s = ddic_ct_struc-scrtext_s.
  endif.
  if not ddic_ct_struc-scrtext_m is initial.
    <field_struc>-scrtext_m = ddic_ct_struc-scrtext_m.
  endif.
  if not ddic_ct_struc-scrtext_l is initial.
    <field_struc>-scrtext_l = ddic_ct_struc-scrtext_l.
  endif.
endif.
endloop.
return edited field list
r_field_list[] = field_itab[].
endmethod.
3. Mofification
Class: CL_ABAP_STRUCTDESCR
Method: GET_DDIC_FIELD_LIST()
if sy-subrc <> 0.
fill cache with negative result
   cache_wa-langu     = p_langu.
   cache_wa-not_founf = abap_true.
   insert cache_wa into table me->ddfields_cache.
   raise not_found.
endif.
START INSERT
p_field_list = <own_class>=>get_field_text( i_field_list = p_field_list).
END INSERT
fill cache
cache_wa-langu     = p_langu.
create data cache_wa-value.
cache_wa-value->* = p_field_list.
insert cache_wa into table me->ddfields_cache.