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Objectives
The participants will be able to:
View the Documentation for Dictionary Objects.
Use the F1 and F4 Help functions.
Describe how to create data element documentation/supplemental documentation.

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Help & Documentation using Functions F1 and F4

F1: Field Help

DE doc.
DE supp. doc.

Other
documentation:
Tables
Structures
Domains

F4: Possible
Input Values

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Data Element Documentation

Data element documentation is displayed for all fields which refer to the data
element.
Data element supplemental documentation reflects screen-specific information for
an input field.
When the user hits the F1 key, both data element documentation and data element
supplemental documentation is displayed (if each is maintained).

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Creating Data Element Documentation

2. Enter the Data

Element Name

5. Save

1. Transaction
SE61
4. Enter appropriate
Documentation
3. Click Create

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Creating Data Element Documentation

2. Enter the Data

Element Name

5. Save

1. Transaction
SE61
4. Enter appropriate
Documentation
3. Click Create

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Table THLPF for maintaining Supplementary documentation

Data element supplements, along with their program, screen, and table/field
references, are contained in table THLPF.
Table/field

Program

No entry
necessary

DE Supplement
number

Screen

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Creating documentation and supplementary documentation for a data

element

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Demonstration
Creation of documentation for a Data Element.

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Practice
Creation of documentation for a Data Element.

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Summary
Documentation can be created for Tables/structures, Domains & Data Elements.
Data element documentation is displayed for all fields which refer to the data
element.
Data element supplemental documentation reflects screen-specific information for
an input field.
When the user hits the F1 key, both data element documentation and data
element supplemental documentation is displayed (if each is maintained).
Data element supplements, along with their program, screen, and table/field
references, are contained in table THLPF.

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Questions
What documentation is displayed with the F1 function button ?
What are the different ways Data element documentation and data element
supplemental documentation ?
What is displayed with the F4 function button ?

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