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2564606 - Not Able to Create New Extension Field on Adaptation Mode

Symptom

You have created a custom EC and there is no option to add a new extension field or you cannot hide fields or perform any adaptation on the EC.

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Environment

  • SAP Cloud Applications Studio
  • SAP Cloud for Customer

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the affected work center.
  2. Open the affected work center view.
  3. Navigate to the custom facet.
  4. Start Adaptation Mode.
  5. You have no option to adapt the EC.

Cause

Anchors are missing on the EC or not configured correctly.

Resolution

To add an extension field or to perform an adaptation to an EC, anchors should be defined on all "UI levels" from the respective EC section on UI Designer.
Especially for a extension field creation, the respective BO and Node information must be present.

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See Also

Please refer to the Help Document: Define an Anchor for a Floorplan

Keywords

PDI, SDK, flexibility, rule, display, remove , KBA , data field , new extension field , extensil field , extension field , anchors , bo node anchor , AP-RC-UIF-DT , UI Framework Designtime , AP-RC-UIF-FLX-FRW , UI Adaptation Framework , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 1711 ; SAP Business ByDesign 1802 ; SAP Cloud for Customer add-ins 1802 ; SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer add-ins 1711