topic Re: Idoc segment field length changes in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Idoc segment field length changes

Former Member — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:04:40 GMT

Hi friends,,

I am new to idoc.

My requirement is in my segment

i am having 5 fields and also this segment is already realeased one.

i wnat to change the field length from 10 to 20 . how to do this ?

actually what i did is

1. i cancel the release for that segment.

2. in that field inside the dataelement i changed the field length from 10 to 20.

3. data elemnt get chaged from 10 to 20 but Export length for that field in Idoc segment still retain the 10 only

can you plz how to resolve this

deva

Former Member — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:14:06 GMT

Hi,

The way you used is right. ( cancel release or create a new segment )

After you cancel release, try delete that field, and insert a new one.

If it isn't valid still, create a new segment instead.

Regards

Sam

Former Member — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:20:25 GMT

hi sam,

thanks for your reply..

I cant able to delete that field.. how to do that

deva

Former Member — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:33:29 GMT

In WE60 i checked,

there its showing internal length as 20 and external length as 10.

how to change the external length as 20.

Plz guide me

reagrds

deva

Former Member — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:36:47 GMT

solved by own

Former Member — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:26:05 GMT

Dear Deva,

Could you please let me know how you solved the problem.

First of all I am unable to cancel the release. It is giving me the error : "Error while resetting release of segment ZC9DEMARA01