17.18 Set cursor on various fields

Prerequisites

• Products: Liquid UI WS, Liquid UI Server or Local DLL, Client Software
• Commands: pushbutton(), set(), onscreen(), inputfield(), setcursor(), enter()

Purpose

The article demonstrates how to use the setcursor command to place the cursor into the input field, a table cell, or a position on the list of your choice, based on the SAP Easy Access screen and Create Sales Order: Initial screen we will walk you through you the following scenarios:

1. Set cursor on Liquid UI fields
2. Set cursor on Table cells

Scenario 1: Set cursor on Liquid UI fields

Place the cursor on the input field using setcursor(), based on the SAP Easy Access screen we’ll guide you through the following actions:

1. Delete the image container on the SAP Easy Access screen.
2. Add input fields to set the cursor to the required field.
3. Set the cursor to the specified input field using setcursor().

User Interface

//Create the file SAPLSMTR_NAVIGATION.E0100.sjs inside your scripts folder for customizing the SAP Easy Access screen.
//Now, add the Liquid UI script to the above file and save it.

Customization

1. Delete the image container on the SAP Easy Access screen using the del().
   
    

   //Deletes the image container on the SAP screen
   del("X[IMAGE_CONTAINER]");
   

    
   

    
2. Add three input fields labeled Item, Price, and Quantity to set the cursor to the specified field.
   
    

   //Creates three input fields
   inputfield([0,1],"Item",[0,10],{"name":"z_test1","size":10});
   inputfield([1,1],"Price",[1,10],{"name":"z_test2","size":10});
   inputfield([2,1],"Quantity",[2,10],{"name":"z_test3","size":10});
   

    
   

    
3. Set the cursor on the Price input field using the setcursor command.
   
    

   //Sets the cursor on the Price input field
   setcursor("F[Price]");
   

SAP Process

1. Refresh the SAP screen. Then, you can see that the cursor is set on the Price input field, as shown in the image below.
   
    
   

    

Scenario 2: Set cursor on Table cells

To position the cursor in a specific table cell, consider the Create Sales Order: Initial Screen as an example and we’ll guide you through the following steps:

1. Navigate to Create Sales Order: Initial Screen and add a toolbar push button.
2. Add a function to set the values.

User Interface

//Create the file SAPMV45A.E0101.sjs inside your scripts folder for customizing the Create Sales Order: Initial Screen.
//Now, add the Liquid UI script to the above file and save it.

1. Log in to SAP, navigate to the VA01 screen, and add a toolbar push button labeled Set Cursor to execute the z_setcursor process on click.
   
    

   //Creates toolbar push button to execute process
   pushbutton([TOOLBAR],"Set Cursor",{"process":z_setcursor});
   

    
   

    
2. Add the z_setcursor function to insert values into input fields and place the cursor in the desired table cell.
   
    

   //Function to set values to the input fields
   function z_setcursor(){
     onscreen 'SAPMV45A.0101'
     set('F[Order Type]','or'); 
     set('F[Sales Organization]','1000'); 
     set('F[Distribution Channel]','10'); 
     set('F[Division]','00');
     enter();
     onscreen 'SAPMV45A.4001' 
     set('F[Sold-to party]','1175');
     set('F[Ship-to party]','1175');
     set('F[PO Number]','01111');
     set('cell[All items,Material,1]','L-80f'); 
     set('cell[All items,Order Quantity,1]','1'); 
     //setcursor('cell[All items,Order Quantity,2]'); 
     enter(); 
     onscreen 'SAPMSDYP.0010'
     enter();
     onscreen 'SAPMV45A.4001'
     setcursor('cell[All items,Order Quantity,2]'); 
     //enter();
   }
   

SAP Process

1. Refresh the SAP screen. Enter OR in the Order Type input field and click on the Set Cursor toolbar push button to navigate to the Create Standard Order: Overview Screen, where the cursor is positioned in the second row of the Order Quantity column, as shown below.