Configuring Custom Text

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to configure Custom Text in SAP Fieldglass.

Custom Text

Custom Text allows organizations to replace most of the default terms used in SAP Fieldglass with terms commonly used by the organization.

This allows users to recognize application functions based on the internal terminology used. This affects all menus, lists, and titles that contained the original text and applies to the entire Buyer company, displaying for all users. For example, this company uses the term "Service Contract" instead of Statement of Work or SOW, so they've instructed SAP Fieldglass to use their preferred term in place of the SAP Fieldglass default term.

Custom Text Details page showing Business Unit entry adjusted to read Division, and how that changes the Business Unit field on a job posting to be called Division instead.

Navigating the Custom Text Admin Object

Configuration section of the Admin Menu, the Custom Text selection is highlighted.
1To view a list of custom text entries associated to the tenant, select Custom Text from the Configuration section of the admin menu.

Custom Text List Page

Custom Text List page displaying the custom text entries in the tenant, listed by language and custom text Name. Displayed is include one for UK English, one for US English, and one for Japanese. The Company Default link for the UK English Company Default is highlighted.

Custom Text can be created for each language enabled in the company configuration and will display the language that has been customized. For example, if custom text has been configured in English but not Japanese, English-speaking users will see customized text, but Japanese-speaking users will not.

2To view the details of custom text, select an appropriate link in the Name column.

Custom Text Details Page

Custom Text Details page displaying the grid of available sections that can be customized. The page includes the columns Section, Default Value, and Assigned Value, all of which are highlighted.

The details page lists all of the values that can be customized for a language. There are nine areas of SAP Fieldglass in which labels can be customized.

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Section indicates the labels that can be customized:

  • Background Check is used to create custom text associated with background checks.
  • Contact Us is used to modify custom text that will display when a user clicks the Help icon and selects Contact Us from the menu that is displayed. Unique Contact Us information can be created for buyers, suppliers and workers.
  • Custom Label is used to create custom labels that will appear throughout the user interface.
  • Create Menu Items is used to create custom text that is displayed when a user clicks the Create menu.
  • Report Header and Report Footer are used to create a global report headers and footers. They are shown on all reports (except CSV) that have no report-level headers or footers defined.
  • Worker Registration is used to create custom text that is displayed for workers when they are creating their SAP Fieldglass worker accounts and when entering time or expense sheets.
  • Service Request is used create custom text associated with service requests.
  • Tenant Selection is used to create custom text that is displayed when a user is selecting a specific option.
4SAP Fieldglass supplies Default Values for all sections. This content displays if an Assigned Value has not been established.
5Customized values are displayed in the Assigned Value column. Any values displayed here override the default values for a respective section.

Create Custom Text

SAP Fieldglass is natively configured to use the term "Worker" to refer to the people who are hired as part of a contingent workforce.

However, WorkingNet Networking, Inc., a global manufacturer of data networking equipment, has always used the term "Resource" to refer to contingent workers, so they would like to align their SAP Fieldglass tenant to that existing terminology to ensure a seamless workflow.

Here’s how you, the SAP Fieldglass administrator for WorkingNet, will customize the text in SAP Fieldglass.

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Summary

Custom Text enables organizations to replace default terminology with their preferred terms. This customization affects menus, lists, and titles across the application, aligning with the organization's internal terminology.

Key Points:

  • Custom Text Functionality: Allows organizations to replace default SAP Fieldglass terms with their preferred terminology to match internal language.
  • Scope of Customization: Affects all menus, lists, and titles within the application, displayed for all users in the buyer company.
  • Language Options: Custom Text can be configured for each language enabled in the company, affecting users based on their language settings.
  • Custom Text Details: The details page lists all customizable values for a language across nine areas of SAP Fieldglass.

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