WEBCUIF EHP4 SP04 – What’s new

These Release Notes focus on new features and improvements delivered as part of the WebClient UI Framework EhP4 Support Package 04.

Administrator Experience

The features below were added to improve the Administrator’s experience using the backend of the WebClient UI.

Performance Assistant Note and KBA Search (PANKS) Integration

With this feature, you can search SAP Notes and KBAs using error messages. This feature integrates PANKS to the Web UI. Once activated, you will see an additional magnifying glass icon on the error messages in the message area. Selecting this magnifying glass will trigger a search using the error’s text. The results are presented on a new browser tab, where you can select the ones relevant to you.

NOTE: In order for this feature to work, you must have the function module SEARCH_NOTES, RFC destinations for the Note Assistant (transaction SNOTE) must be maintained, and the user must have debugging rights (i.e. S_DEVELOP) and the bspwd_user_level parameter set to 8 or higher in SU01.

If you already have the SAPGUI implementation (SAP Note 2020356) running, you will only need to ensure that you have the proper debugging authorization and parameters.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2337800.

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Styling Form Fields Using Configuration 

This feature enables you to configure the styling of your forms fileds with the addition of two attributes; CSS Class and Tooltip.

The CSS Class allows you to provide custom CSS classes for rapid custom styling of form cells and fields via the configuration. These CSS classes are added to the HTML class attribute of the corresponding form field host <TD> cells.

Tooltip enables you to quickly input the text that you would like to see as a tooltip for the selected field and its label on the form.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2269780.

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Support Business Object Layer (BOL) Hidden Attribute 

With this feature, you can no longer see fields with the property Hidden in the business object layer (BOL). Previously, these were visible as display only fields, but now they will not be rendered.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2330122.

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Search Criteria and Result List Multiple Field Selection 

This feature enables you to select multiple fields and move them from one list to the other in the Search Criteria Configuration and the Result List Configuration.

Technical Details

Additional Details

When you configure your Search Criteria, you can now select multiple Available Search Criteria or Selected Search Criteria at once and move the selected fields using the arrow buttons or drag and drop.

When you configure your Result List, you can now select multiple Available Columns or Displayed Columns at once and move the selected fields using the arrow buttons or drag and drop.

If you select fields from one list and use the arrow button to move them to the other, they will be inserted in the other list as follows:

• If no fields are selected in the list receiving the new fields, they will go to the end of the list.
• If one field is selected in the list receiving the new fields, they will go under the selected one.
• If multiple fields are selected in the list receiving the new fields, they will go under the field selected which is closest to the end of the list.

If you select fields from one list and use the drag and drop feature, you can drop them anywhere on the list.

Note

You must have Configuration Mode enabled in the Personalization Settings.

More Information

For more information on selecting multiple fields in the Search Criteria Configuration, see SAP Note 2317292.

For more information on selecting multiple fields in the Result List Configuration, see SAP Note 2324489.

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Custom Workarea Color

This features enables you to use a new CSS class to customize the background color of the work area of the overview pages. The CSS class is based on the UI object type in the work area.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2330838.

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Multiple Selection in Dropdown Lists 

With this feature, you can have multiple selections within a dropdown list in the WEBCUIF. You can make multiple selections using mouse click, click and drag, or by keyboard.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2326726 and SAP Note 2346488.

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File Upload to Tables Using Drag and Drop

This features enables you to drag and drop files onto a table.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2331434 and SAP Note 2345527.

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User Experience

The features below were added to improve the user experience using the backend of the WebClient UI.

Export Numeric Columns Formatted as Numbers to Microsoft Excel 

With this feature, when you export data to Microsoft Excel, numerical columns of data are formatted as numbers rather than text. This allows you to use this data in calculations.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2310019.

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Calendar: Delete Activities

This feature enables you to delete calendar activities directly from the calendar without the need to open the detailed page of the appointment.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2349345 and  2340204.

Visual Design

The features below were added to improve the visual design using the backend of the WebClient UI.

Hovercard for Recent Items 

This feature enables you to mouse over a Recent Item link to display an overlay preview with additional information of the item. To customize the attributes displayed on the overlay preview check the file “Recent Items Preview Overlay – How to Guide.docx“. You might also need to check “Central Attributes Tags Maintenance – How To Guide.docx” because this feature is based on Tag Attributes.

Technical Details

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 2314755

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