Custom Infotype creation, tips and tricks
 

You can create a custom infotype through the transaction PM01. The number range for custom infotypes starts from 9001 to 9999. SAP has reserved infotypes numbers from 0000 to 9000 for its standard infotypes.
For creating an infotype say Interview details, goto transaction PM01 and type any infotype number from 9001 to 9999


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· Select the ‘Employee Infotype’ radio ****on.
· Select the ‘PS Structure’ from sub objects box.
· Click on the edit ****on below… A separate table maintenance window appears.
· Create a PS structure with all the fields you want on the Infotype. Whatever fields you will put in this PS structure will come in the infotype as input fields.

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In the above figure, I have put 3 fields as types – char 1. I will convert these fields, check boxes or radio ****ons later. It is to be noted that you have to put all the fields which you want to make input enabled in the PS structure. It will be explained in detail at a later stage. Now we have to give the enhancement type of the PS Structure.

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Choose Can be Enhanced – radio ****on and click on copy.


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· Now Save and Activate the PS structure.
· Go back to the initial screen of PM01.
· Click on ‘Generate Objects’ push ****on. Now few message boxes appear – click on green check box on them. Finally you reach the ‘Infotype Characteristics’ screen.

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Click on ‘New Entries’ ****on. You see the ‘Details of added entries’ Screen.
Enter your Infotype number and short text.

Here we have to set different Infotype Characteristics as per the requirement. (Better open another session with some standard Infotype’s infotype characteristics screen and use as the reference to fill yours).


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Save your entries. Click on the back ****on to go to the initial screen of PM01.


Click on ‘Technical Attributes’. Infotype list screen appears.
Click on ‘Change’ (pencil) ****on. It gives you a warning. Click on the green tick mark.