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Selection screens

To select data and limit the results of reports, there are selection screens in Snow Optimizer for SAP® Software.

Description​

Selection_screen.png

You can enter or select different criteria in the selection screens. The more data you enter or select in the data fields of a selection screen, the more specified are the results. Two data fields in the same row indicate that you can define a data range. There are standard selections for the most common selection criteria.

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To show more functions, right-click in a selection screen.

Common buttons​

These are the most common buttons in selection screens.

ButtonDescriptionShortcut
Select data.pngSelect data
Select data from a list of options.		F4
Multiple selection.pngMultiple selection
Select multiple options and enter more criteria.		-
Accept.pngAccept/Check entries
Accept selection or check entries.		ENTER
Cancel.pngCancel
Cancel selection.		F12
Copy1.pngCopy
Copy selection.		F6
Documentation.pngDocumentation
Show corresponding documentation in Snow Docs.
Tip: In the SAP GUI options, you can set the security settings to open Snow Docs links without having to confirm a security message each time.		SHIFT+F1
Get variant.pngGet variant
Reuse earlier selections in a selection screen.		SHIFT+F5
Execute.pngExecute
Execute features.		F8
Navigation save.pngSave
Save changes.		CTRL+S

Variants​

You can create variants in some selection screens. In a variant, you save the data entered or selected in a selection screen and can reuse it again the next time the same data selection is required.