All about Text Type

Background
Text is a small piece of formatted or unformatted text that is used to show or store
information in Master data and Transaction data. For example, a temperature sensitive
material ( a medicine which needs low temperature storage area) needs to be kept under
freezing temperature. One can configure a text field in Sales Document with specific
comments such that on sale of any such product , customer is informed to to store the
medicine in refrigeration. This Text is known as Material Sales Text.
Text Types
Each text item ( Material Sales Text ) in the example above is called a Text Type. It
internally contains a Text ID. These are configured in the Text Types section. Text can
be defined for-
Customer
Sales document
Delivery
Billing
Step-1
1. Enter T-code VOTXN in command field.
2. Select sales & distribution radio button of customer block.
3. Click on change button.

Step-2
1. Select text procedure node.
2. Click on New Entries button.

Step-3
1. Select text-procedure node.
2. Enter Text-procedure and its description.
3. Click on save button.

Step-4
1. Select Text Id's in text-procedure node.
2. Enter SeqNo / ID / ID description.

Step-5
1. Select Text procedure assignment.
2. Assign text procedure to customer account group.

Step-6
Click on save button. A message "Data was saved" will be displayed.