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Change pointers and activation

abapdeveloper20 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:06:22 GMT

Hi experts,

In SAP HR , how to capture the changes of employess ? I searched in the forum, this can be achieved by activating the change pointers.

But my doubt is ..

Once the change pointer is activated , whether it will capture the changes at the Infotype level or Field level ? for eg : if only street name is updated/modified in the address infotype , whether the change pointers will capture only the street name field or the entire address infotype entry???

Also in which tables these changed entires gets stored??... i want to take all the CHANGED employee personal numbers and the realted infotype details..

Please suggest some inputs?

Thanks a lot.

Re: Change pointers and activation

former_member404244 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:40:45 GMT

Hi,

Not sure about Infotype from abap side basically the fields will be captured in change pointers along with table..The change pointers tables..CDHDR,CDPOS and BDCP,BDCPS.

Regards,

Nagaraj

Re: Change pointers and activation

Former Member — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 04:57:42 GMT

Hi,

Chnages at field level will be tracked by using Change pointers Concept.

You can check in transaction BD52 for detail information by giving your message type. you need to maintain all the fields for which you need to track changes and rest of things you can delete in transaction BD52.

And change pointers chanegs will be stored in tables BDCP, BDCPS, CDHDR,CDPOS.

BR,

Lokeswari.

Re: Change pointers and activation

abapdeveloper20 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:30:02 GMT

Thanks for the inputs..

Anyone know how these tables are updated when we change employee HR master data(name,telephone etc..)?? Either only the changed fields or entired infotype record???

How long this table holds the changed information...

For eg an employee mobile number is changed today morning then this tables will be updated . IF again any change happens again in the mobile number in the same day ,, whether the previous entry gets deleted and new entry will be updated???? or two entries for the same employee??

Pls help..

Re: Change pointers and activation

Former Member — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:44:23 GMT

Hi,

Only changed filed data will be stored in tables.

if you changed multiple times in aday, all entries will be present along with timestamp in BDCP table .

BR,

Lokeswari.

Re: Change pointers and activation

Former Member — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:15:55 GMT

hi,

All the changes will be stored irrespective of time. And none of the entries will be deleted.

If u want to check whether changes will be recorded or not this u can find at data element level of that field in further characteristics tab check whether change document check box is checked or not. If checked then changes in that field will be recorded.