Hiding fields

Hidden fields are not shown in the user interface and can help to streamline the information displayed to the user. To hide a field, proceed as follows:

Ø Enable the configuration mode and open the respective dialog.

Ø Click the icon  next to the field to be hidden.

SIHOT opens the layout Field configuration.

Ø Highlight the BO in which the field should be changed and select Hidden in the column Field configuration.

Ø Click Modify in the function pane and close the layout Field configuration.

Ø Disable the configuration mode.

TIP:
Instead of hiding a field completely from view, you can prevent users from editing a field by rendering it “read-only”.

Figure 36: Defining a hidden field

Ø To reverse the hiding of a field, proceed as above and delete the entry Hidden, leaving the column blank.