topic Re: BAPI_CHARACT_CHANGE in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-charact-change/m-p/5519096#M1261595 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, </P><P></P><P></P><P>you could read the characteristic first via BAPI_CHARACT_GETDETAIL, do your changes then in these tables you get back and then use the BAPI_CHARACT_CHANGE with the tables you used for the getdetail. </P><P>As it is in the documentation of BAPI_CHARACT_CHANGE: an empty entry does not mean 'No change', it means 'Delete'.</P><P></P><P>Regards Wolfgang</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:15:59 GMT Former Member 2009-04-24T13:15:59Z BAPI_CHARACT_CHANGE https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-charact-change/m-p/5519095#M1261594 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi all,</P><P></P><P> I am using the bapi BAPI_CHARACT_CHANGE , it does append new values to the charcteritic but deletes all the previous values, is there a check or something through which we can retain the old values while adding the new one.</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P></P><P>sabs</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:06:24 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-charact-change/m-p/5519095#M1261594 Former Member 2009-04-24T06:06:24Z Re: BAPI_CHARACT_CHANGE https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-charact-change/m-p/5519096#M1261595 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello, </P><P></P><P></P><P>you could read the characteristic first via BAPI_CHARACT_GETDETAIL, do your changes then in these tables you get back and then use the BAPI_CHARACT_CHANGE with the tables you used for the getdetail. </P><P>As it is in the documentation of BAPI_CHARACT_CHANGE: an empty entry does not mean 'No change', it means 'Delete'.</P><P></P><P>Regards Wolfgang</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:15:59 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/bapi-charact-change/m-p/5519096#M1261595 Former Member 2009-04-24T13:15:59Z