topic Re: Lock Objects in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lock-objects/m-p/2424610#M541505 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P> Lock objects are used to synchronize access to the same data by more than one program.</P><P></P><P>General information about the lock mechanism. </P><P>You can synchronize access by several programs to the same data with a logical lock mechanism. This lock mechanism fulfills two main functions:</P><P></P><P>A program can tell other programs which data records it is just reading or changing. </P><P>A program can prevent itself from reading data that is just being changed by another program.</P><P>When accessing data records, the records just being edited by other programs can be identified by the entry in the lock table. Such an entry for the lock must define a number of fully specified key fields, that is either a value is passed for the key field or this field is locked generically.</P><P></P><P>To set locks, a lock object must be defined in the ABAP Dictionary. When this lock object is activated, two function modules (see Function Modules for Lock Requests) are generated with the names ENQUEUE_</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:58:51 GMT Former Member 2007-07-02T12:58:51Z Lock Objects https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lock-objects/m-p/2424609#M541504 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can any one tell me how to create lock objects?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:55:42 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lock-objects/m-p/2424609#M541504 Former Member 2007-07-02T12:55:42Z Re: Lock Objects https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lock-objects/m-p/2424610#M541505 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P> Lock objects are used to synchronize access to the same data by more than one program.</P><P></P><P>General information about the lock mechanism. </P><P>You can synchronize access by several programs to the same data with a logical lock mechanism. This lock mechanism fulfills two main functions:</P><P></P><P>A program can tell other programs which data records it is just reading or changing. </P><P>A program can prevent itself from reading data that is just being changed by another program.</P><P>When accessing data records, the records just being edited by other programs can be identified by the entry in the lock table. Such an entry for the lock must define a number of fully specified key fields, that is either a value is passed for the key field or this field is locked generically.</P><P></P><P>To set locks, a lock object must be defined in the ABAP Dictionary. When this lock object is activated, two function modules (see Function Modules for Lock Requests) are generated with the names ENQUEUE_</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:58:51 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lock-objects/m-p/2424610#M541505 Former Member 2007-07-02T12:58:51Z Re: Lock Objects https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lock-objects/m-p/2424611#M541506 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>this link is from sap help online:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21eef3446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm" target="test_blank">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21eef3446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm</A></P><P><A class="jive_macro jive_macro_thread" href="https://community.sap.com/" __jive_macro_name="thread" modifiedtitle="true" __default_attr="409029"></A></P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: </P><P> Rodrigo Paisante</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:58:52 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/lock-objects/m-p/2424611#M541506 rodrigo_paisante3 2007-07-02T12:58:52Z