Fields
A field in Angles for SAP is a set of data, similar to SAP fields. Angles for SAP combines related SAP data and fields for start objects (see Objects) into Angles. Displays visualize that data. The ListDisplay shows the set of fields that forms the Angle. Each field is represented by a column. A field can be used to sort or filter your Angle results. You can learn more about a field by reading its definition (see Displaying the field definition).
Field types
The following field types are available by default:
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SAP fields (
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An SAP field contains data that is taken directly from SAP.
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Angles for SAP fields (
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An Angles for SAP field is calculated based on the active SAP scenarios. This means that if you have customized your SAP system, the fields will be automatically calculated based on the customized settings in SAP.
Calculated fields often combine data from multiple SAP fields into a new field that is relevant to a certain business question.
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Reference fields (
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A reference field is a field that is not part of the start object of the Angle. It does contain relevant information for that Angle because the objects are closely related.
Your system administrator can add or customize field icons in the IT Management Console.