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Development Objects with " / " names

Former Member — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:57:18 GMT

Hi ABAP experts,

Have you ever come across ABAP custom objects with "/" names, such as /BPPwhatever

I'm wondering if developers can use such names for custom objects instead og "usual" Z_ or Y_

Thanks,

Re: Development Objects with " / " names

Former Member — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:17:01 GMT

Perhaps start here with 3rd party namespace:

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/8c/50ba4bcb6e4d7f93aee02c21e8de55/frameset.htm]

Re: Development Objects with " / " names

Former Member — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:26:49 GMT

Custom objects should starts with Y or Z. In BW, when you create cubes/info objects, at the backend tables/view are created automatically and they starts with /BI0..etc...

Re: Development Objects with " / " names

Sridharnekkanti — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:29:29 GMT

we can create custom ABAP object starting with Z or Y only. As per my knowledge the objects which started with '/' are the objects generated by sap. Otherwise these objects will generate by executing some sap standard programs. For example when you are creating smartforms system will automatically create a function module which starts with / but we cant edit this function module manually.

Re: Development Objects with " / " names

GrahamRobbo — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:43:47 GMT

This is a namespace.

Developer organisations (SAP, customers, Partners, ISVs, etc.) can register their own namespace with SAP.

Then they can create their own objects inside this namespace without worrying about nameing conflict with others.

E.g IBM might register the namespace "IBM". Then they can create objects such as /IBM/PROGRAM1, /IBM/DBTAB1, etc.

If they created objects in the "customer namespace" (i.e. starting with "Z" or "Y") someone else could create an object of the same name in another development system and when the two development streams were consolidated there would be a conflict. Namespaces prevent this from happening.

Cheers

Graham Robbo

Re: Development Objects with " / " names

Former Member — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:36:58 GMT

Graham & All,

Thanks a lot for your very useful and helpful answers!