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what is business object representation node?

former_member299673 — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:58:39 GMT

what is the exact of business object representation node and how to create it

Re: what is business object representation node?

Former Member — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:06:51 GMT

Hi,

A BO representation node is a subnode that is a reference to another BO, so it is a cross-BO association.

Have a look at /BOBF/DEMO_SALES_ORDER. There, CUSTOMER_BO is a representation node. It is referenced using its alternative key in CUSTOMER_ID in the root structure. You can see how the binding is modelled under 'Node Elements' > Root > CUSTOMER_ROOT (Tab Association and Association binding)

The difference with a delegated object is that the DO does not exist beyond its host object (for example ROOT_LONG_TEXT in /BOBF/DEMO_SALES_ORDER.

Kind regards,

Bjorn

Re: what is business object representation node?

former_member299673 — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 03:59:46 GMT

what is the use of alternative key customer_id . what does it do?

Re: what is business object representation node?

Former Member — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 05:55:12 GMT

Hi Narendra,

Please refer to the introduction of by Thea Hillenbrand and Business Object Builder - SAP Library.

It's the same as for non BOPF database tables, with the additional advantage of replacing the non-readable GUIDs from the BOPF framework with a readable identifier.

KR,

Bjorn