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CLIENT

Former Member — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:59:39 GMT

WHAT IS THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN CLIENT INDEPENDANT AND CLIENT DEPENDANT?

Re: CLIENT

Former Member — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:03:10 GMT

Hi,

Client Independant: These objects are not specific to any client. And it is universal which can be viewed,changed across the clients.

Client Dependant: These are the objects can be viewed, changed for the client for which it has been assigned. Other clients do not have access on these objects.

In SAP, all objects are finally stored as tables. "Mandt" is key field which determines whether the object is client dependant or not.

Client Independant transport requests will make the transported objects available across the clients. and Client dependent transport request make the objects available only for the client mentioned by field "Mandt"

look here:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/b7/8a9a3aaf894871e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

Regards,

Sankar

Re: CLIENT

varma_narayana — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:03:23 GMT

Hii..

From tables point of view

1. Client Dependent table: contains a field that stores the client ID:

MANDT type CLNT.

generally Application data (Master data + transaction data) tables

2. Client independent table: does not have a client field. So the all records of this table can be accessed from all the clients in the system.

Generally repository data tables like TSTC...

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Re: CLIENT

Former Member — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:04:32 GMT

The table with MANDT field is client dependant and those tables with out MANDT is client independant.

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Vimal

Re: CLIENT

Former Member — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:05:47 GMT

Hi,

Client Independent(cross client) objects can be accessed from any client without transporting. For example, Reports and smartforms are client independent that means if you create a report or smartform in one client, this report and smartform can be viewed in another client without transporting.

Where as client dependent objects can be viewed or accessed only in the client in which you create them.

All scripts are client dependent and some tables are client dependent.

There are two types of objects in SAP, client dependent and client independent. Objects used in several clients are called client independent while objects used in a specific client is called client dependent. To identify if a table is client dependent, one can use tcodes SE11 or SE12. In the table field attributes, if the MANDT field is present that table is client dependent.

Almost all the programs and database objects are client independent.

Only the data in Database tables are client dependent.

Go through the below PDF file, it is having 4 pages which explains why SAP has Client independent and Client dependant..

http://www.sappoint.com/basis/clntadm.pdf#search=%22ABAP%20%2B%20client%20independent%20and%20client%20dependant%20%22

Regards,

Padmam.

Re: CLIENT

Former Member — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:09:21 GMT

the data of client dependent tables can be viewed only when logged into that particular client whereas client independent tables data can be viewed by logging into any client.

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srinivas

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Re: CLIENT

Former Member — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:17:22 GMT

good

Client Independant: These objects are not specific to any client. And it is universal which can be viewed,changed across the clients.

Client Dependant: These are the objects can be viewed, changed for the client for which it has been assigned. Other clients do not have access on these objects.

In SAP, all objects are finally stored as tables. "Mandt" is key field which determines whether the object is client dependant or not.

thanks

mrutyun^