Master Data Text

Use the Master Data Text widget to view a text block that includes an image retrieved from IDM, an item number, and the name of your selected item. You can also use this widget to view customer or supplier information, which includes assigned initials and full name. This widget is available as a contextual component in M3 or as a workspace widget.

You can use the widget to view key information for these selections:

  • A selected item from 'Item. Open' (MMS001)
  • A selected customer from 'Customer. Open' (CRS610)
  • A selected supplier from 'Supplier. Open' (CRS620)

The information is shown as a text block configured from the T panel of each respective programs.

To use the widget, search for an item, customer, or a supplier. The search returns the corresponding text, which is then displayed in the Master Data Text widget.

Prerequisite

Ensure that either of these widgets are added along with the Master Data Text widget from the widget catalog on your workspace:
  • Item Details
  • Customer Contacts
  • Supplier List

Supported context messages

This widget receives these published inforBusinessContext and inforWidgetContextmessages:
  • InforItemMaster
  • InforCustomerMaster
  • InforSupplierMaster

Supported screens

This widget responds to context when you are in the configured screen panel. By default, associated screens are set to (MMS001/B), (CRS610/B), and (CRS620/B).

APIs used in the widget

This widget requires application program interfaces (APIs) that retrieve and display appropriate data.

This table shows details about M3 APIs available in this widget:
Program Transaction
CRS610MI GetBasicData
CRS620MI GetBasicData
CRS980MI GetTextID
CRS980MI SltTxtBlock
CRS980MI LstTxtBlocks
MMS200MI Get

See information about testing and running an API and its corresponding transaction in the M3 Core User and Administration Library (Cloud).