BC030_2.07.1

ABAP Dictionary Changes

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Objectives

• The participants will be able to:

– Explain why an Object must be activated

and demonstrate how to activate an
Object.

– Describe how SAP handles Version

Management.

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Activation

ABAP

ABAP

Dictionary

Dictionary

Data Object

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Mass Activation

Online

Background

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Table Activation

ABAP Programs

ABAP Programs

Updates

Updates

Screen Painter

Screen Painter

?

Log Entries

Consistency Checks

?

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DB

ABAP

ABAP

Diction

ar

Diction

ar

y

y

Log File

Online

vs.

Background

Database Utility

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Change Key of Value Table

Tables

YANGIE1

YEMPLOY

Domain

“YZIPCODES”

Value Table

1

9

7

0

2

1

9

7

0

2

NUMC 10

“YZIP”

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Versions

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Version Management

Active
version

Historical
versions

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Version Management

Display

Compare

Retrieve stored version of object

REMOTE compare

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ABAP

ABAP

Diction

ar

Diction

ar

y

y

Locks on Dictionary Objects

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Transaction SPDD

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Summary

• The participants should be able to:

– Explain why an Object must be activated

and demonstrate how to activate an
Object.

– Describe how SAP handles Version

Management.