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CH 2 - 4 : Create Element Type
In this IMG activity, we create the element types that we want to use for SAP Dispute Management. We use the registry maintenance for these settings.
- We can configure through Implementation Guide Menu // Financial Supply Chain Management // Dispute Management // Dispute Case Processing //Element Types and Case Record Model // Create Element Type
SAP has provided following Element Types for Accounts Receivable Accounting (FI-AR):
- UDM_SPS_CASE : Dispute Case
- UDM_SPS_CASE_NOTES: Notes for Dispute Cases
- UDM_SPS_4498: Account Statement Item
- UDM_SPS_BKPF: Accounting Document
- UDM_SPS_BSEG: UDM_SPS_BSEG
- UDM_SPS_KNA1: Accounting Document Line Item
- UDM_SPS_VBRK: Billing Document
- UDM_SPS_SCASE: Case
- UDM_SPS_DOCUMENT_TEMP
- UDM_SPS_DOCUMENT: Documents with Templates
- UDM_SPS_AL_DOCUMENT: ArchiveLink Document
- UDM_SPS_GENERAL_TRANSACTION: General Transactions
- UDM_SPS_MODEL: Modeler for Case Records in Dispute Management
- On “Area ID “window, choose S_AREA_CMG area ID and click on check mark to continue.
Figure: 2- 6:Area ID |
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- SAP comes with pre- delivered element types for dispute management.
Figure: 2- 7: Element Types |
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- In this step, we want to create a new element type for search profile. Choose UDM_SPS_MY_CASES and right click. Choose copy option to create our own element type.
Figure: 2- 8: Element Types |
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- SAP recommends not changing pre-delivered element type. On “Copy element type window change, element type descriptions our own descriptions and SAVE.
Figure: 2- 9: Element Types – New1 |
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Now we can see , we have created an element type “ZUDM_SPS_M_CASES”
Figure: 2- 10: Element Types – New 2 |
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In this step, we have created a new element type “ZUDM_SPS_M_CASES – My Dispute Cases CUST. This element will be available to us when we view dispute cases.