Purpose
This page contains information about customizing options and functions in transaction LPD_CUST.
Opening the customizing editor
The Launchpad customizing editor is located in function group APB_LAUNCHPAD.
Launchpad customizing can be started with transaction LPD_CUST. The transaction starts a selection list of available Launchpads. Function module APB_LAUNCHPAD_SELECTION is called at this point.
After selection of a launchpad, class method CL_APB_LAUNCHPAD_LIST → call_main_dialog( ) executes function module APB_LAUNCHPAD_CALL. The launchpad object of type CL_APB_LAUNCHPAD is created in the method and directly handed over to the Launchpad transaction.
Important variables in this editor
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| GD_ACTIVE_TREE | Currently shown launchpad tree. “C” for customized version, “S” for SAP version. |
| GR_CUST_LAUNCHPAD | Customized Launchpad Version (current version, could also be the SAP version in case of SAP version only). |
| GR_SAP_LAUNCHPAD | SAP Launchpad Version. Gets initialized as soon as the user selects the “Show SAP Version” entry in customizing editor. Form routine read_sap_lpd is being used. |
Display of further attributes in LPD_CUST
Functions on list screen
| Function | Function description |
|---|---|
| Launchpad → Create | Creates a new launchpad. |
| Launchpad → New repository | Creates a new repository launchpad. |
| Launchpad → Read from other system | Copy launchpad from other system via RFC connection. |
| Launchpad → Available application types | Select application types which should be available in customizing. If a launchpad contains a hidden application type you will get an information message when opening the launchpad. |
| Launchpad → Show Documentation | Show launchpad documentation. |
| Edit → Show more columns | Shows additional columns in the list: original language of a launchpad, namespace and package. This information is not displayed by default because starting LPD_CUST needs much more time with these columns. Internally we have to open each launchpad XML to get the information. |
| Edit → Hide columns | Hide columns shown via "edit → show more columns". |
| Goto → Expert ↔ Default | For expert users only! User can see all existing versions of a launchpad and get list of transport requests. Should only be used for analysis, not per default. |
Functions on detail screen
| Function | Function description |
|---|---|
| Launchpad → Transport | Triggers creation of transport requests for a launchpad. |
| Launchpad → Text keys / Translation | Opens screen which shows text keys and allows navigation to translation transaction SE63. |
| Launchpad → Rename | Set new launchpad title. |
| Launchpad → Change switch id | Change switch Id of a launchpad; only available in SAP systems. Customers cannot change or add a switch id. |
| Launchpad → SAVE | Saves the current launchpad. |
| Launchpad → SAVE_AS | Saves the current launchpad with new name (same as copy). |
| Edit → New Folder | Adds a new folder. |
| Edit → New application | Adds a new application. |
| Edit → Add Separator | Adds a separator. |
| Edit → Add Column Break | Adds a column break. |
| Edit → Delete | Deletes folder / application. |
| Goto → Change package assignment | Change namespace and package for a launchpad. |
| Extras → General Settings | General settings for a launchpad (set icons as selectables, show application ids in LPD_CUST, use shared memory and set logon language for navigation). |
| Extras → Source Parameters | Define source parameters which can then be used in parameter mapping. |
| Extras → Default Icons | Set default icons which should be displayed during runtime, only possible for non-FPM launchpads. For FPM launchpads the default icons are already set by the system. In addition you can change the settings if icons should be displayed at all. |
| Extras → Delete End-User Launchpads | Deletes existing end-user launchpads, clean-up activity. |
| Extras → Prefill "Most frequently used" | Prefill the hit list table. |
| Extras → Correct Text Table | Text tables for the current launchpad are corrected. |
| Extras → Show launchpad attributes | Opens a popup with the main launchpad attributes like package name, namespace, text key. |
Additional Functions in toolbar:
Copy from other launchpad (copy an application link from another launchpad)
Link to repository application
Search (this is where the search list is needed)
Functions that only exist in the context menu of an application link:
Copy (copy link; the new link will be above the old one)
Where-used list (only for application links in repository launchpads)
Set visible / set disabled / set emphasized (only in FPM launchpads)
Repositories:
Repositories are used as a kind of "master launchpad". Application links created in a repository can be referenced in "normal" launchpads. If the link is changed in the repository, all other launchpads will use the new settings automatically (if they have not been overwritten).