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Chapter 07 - ABAP Dictionary Changes

The document outlines the importance of activating objects in the SAP ABAP Dictionary for their use and version management. It details the processes for mass activation, table activation, and the implications of changing primary keys in value tables. Additionally, it discusses version management, including how to view and compare different versions of objects and the use of the SPDD transaction for comparing modified SAP standard objects.

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Chapter 07 - ABAP Dictionary Changes

The document outlines the importance of activating objects in the SAP ABAP Dictionary for their use and version management. It details the processes for mass activation, table activation, and the implications of changing primary keys in value tables. Additionally, it discusses version management, including how to view and compare different versions of objects and the use of the SPDD transaction for comparing modified SAP standard objects.

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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

 An object must be fully activated in the SAP system in order to be used by other
objects
Data Objects(Eg:
Tables, Data
elements,Domains
etc.)

ABAP Dictionary

Activation Icon

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Mass Activation

 The mass activation program RADMASG0 can either be run online or


scheduled as a background job

Online

Background

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Table Activation

 ABAP programs and Screen Painter screens always use the current
version of a table activated in the Dictionary.

Screen Painter ABAP Programs

? ? Log Entries
Consistency Checks

Updates

 A data object is automatically checked for consistency (among data types) when
the object has been changed.

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Change Key of Value Table

 Changing the primary key of a value table that is being used by a domain,
requires a lengthy process because of the embedded links between the domain
and the value table.

Tables
YANGIE1 “YZIPCODES”
YEMPLOY Value Table
1 9 7 0 2
1 9 7 0 2

Domain
“YZIP”
NUMC 10
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Versions

 An object in the ABAP Dictionary can exist in various versions


 There are two VERSIONS of an object that can exist in the ABAP Dictionary:
Active & Modif.

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Version Management

 Several temporary versions of an active object can be stored when a CTS is open.
 Historical versions are created every time a CTS is released.

Active Version

Historical
Version

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Version Management (Contd.)

Display

Compare

Retrieve stored version of object

REMOTE compare

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Demonstration

 Creation of an ABAP report program and assigning the same to a package.


 Subsequently releasing the same program and then making further changes to
the program.
 Then going to the version management for the program and viewing the
differences between the current active version and the one released previously.

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Practice

 Creation of an ABAP report program and assigning the same to a package.


 Subsequently releasing the same program and then making further changes to
the program.
 Then going to the version management for the program and viewing the
differences between the current active version and the one released previously.

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Locks on Dictionary Objects

 When you activate an object any locks on the object are automatically released

ABA
Dict P
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SPDD Transaction

 Versions of repaired SAP standard objects can be compared with new


SAP standard objects by using the transaction SPDD

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Summary

 An object must be fully activated in the SAP system in order to be used by other
objects
 When an object is changed and re-activated, all other objects currently linked to
the changed object are automatically updated
 Changing the primary key of a value table that is being used by a domain,
requires a lengthy process because of the embedded links between the domain
and the value table
 The various versions of an object in the ABAP Dictionary can be viewed via the
menu path Utilities  Version management.
 Versions of modified (repaired) SAP standard objects can be compared with new
SAP standard objects by using the transaction SPDD.

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Questions

 Why should SAP Objects be activated ?


 How are different versions of programs maintained in SAP ?

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