topic Re: Change documents in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561980#M254044 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When I created a customer,a change document got created but not a change pointer. What configuration should I do in order to generate a change pointer whenever a customer is created or changed. I believe there is a transaction to activate change pointers.</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:25:01 GMT Former Member 2006-09-28T16:25:01Z Change documents https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561977#M254041 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When ever a customer is created/changed an entry is getting created in change documents table (CDHDR) but not change pointers table (BDCP). Any ideas?</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:10:16 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561977#M254041 Former Member 2006-09-28T16:10:16Z Re: Change documents https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561978#M254042 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>CDHDR and CDPOS are the tables for tracking changed document information in SAP tables.</P><P>Most applications write change documents. These are primarily log entries in the tables</P><P></P><P>Change pointers are log entries to table BDCP which are written every time a transaction modifies certain fields. The change pointers are designed for ALE distribution</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:19:10 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561978#M254042 Former Member 2006-09-28T16:19:10Z Re: Change documents https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561979#M254043 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi,</P><P></P><P> CDHDR and CDPOS are updated only for those tables, where log data changes checkbox is checked. This can be found in technical settings of the table.</P><P></P><P>Change pointers are objects that reflect changes to</P><P>master data. They are enabled through change document</P><P>services and shared master data toll. ALE programs and</P><P>API use change pointers to select changed master data for</P><P>populating IDOCs of the relevant message type.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Sailaja.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:22:22 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561979#M254043 Former Member 2006-09-28T16:22:22Z Re: Change documents https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561980#M254044 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When I created a customer,a change document got created but not a change pointer. What configuration should I do in order to generate a change pointer whenever a customer is created or changed. I believe there is a transaction to activate change pointers.</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:25:01 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561980#M254044 Former Member 2006-09-28T16:25:01Z Re: Change documents https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561981#M254045 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Somen,</P><P></P><P>Have you activated change pointers (BD61) and change pointers for messages type DEBMAS (BD50)? </P><P></P><P>For more information on change pointers, please check this link.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/12/83e03c19758e71e10000000a114084/content.htm" target="test_blank">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/12/83e03c19758e71e10000000a114084/content.htm</A></P><P></P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Ferry Lianto</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:26:55 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561981#M254045 Former Member 2006-09-28T16:26:55Z Re: Change documents https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561982#M254046 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P> use bd61,bd50 trsnsaction update change pointers</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>amole</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:31:47 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/change-documents/m-p/1561982#M254046 Former Member 2006-09-28T16:31:47Z