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Shadow Table

Former Member — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:50:04 GMT

Hi,

I'd like to have more information about Shadow's Table ?

Robert

Re: Shadow Table

RichHeilman — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:56:19 GMT

I've never heard that term used?

Is it the same as transparant table?

Regards,

Rich Heilman

Re: Shadow Table

Former Member — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:00:38 GMT

SAP use that term into the description.

l am trying to find the meaning of it.

Robert

Re: Shadow Table

RichHeilman — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:02:52 GMT

I did a search in google, got something that looks like it is related to BW. Is this a BW thing?

Regards,

Rich Heilman

Re: Shadow Table

Former Member — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:05:28 GMT

Are you referring to this one(*) as the shadow table as shown below?

tables: vbep,*vbep.

*VBEP is not a table, but just another work area for VBEP that is provided by default by the system. There is only one database table VBEP. This was used by SAP in old programs and is no longer used. The TABLES statement defines a workarea having structure similar to those table names that follow it. You can only specify valid database table and structure names with this statement with the exception of *DBTAB which is special workarea the doesn't exist in the database but is recognized by the system.

Srinivas

Re: Shadow Table

Former Member — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:26:14 GMT

According to OSS note #673941:

"These shadow tables are used during the transfer of customizing data with an address reference (such as company codes, plants, sales organizations)."

Rob

Re: Shadow Table

RichHeilman — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:30:05 GMT

Thanks for that Rob, so do you think these "Shadow" tables are specific to unicode conversion?

Regards,

Rich Heilman

Re: Shadow Table

Former Member — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:33:47 GMT

They seem to have been around for quite a while. Look at ADR2S.

Rob

Re: Shadow Table

Former Member — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:36:22 GMT

Thanks Rob. Here is the link to the documentation. It is there even in 46c. It is related to the CAM(Central Address Management)

<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/bd/b01027b88a11d3b550006094192fe3/frameset.htm">Central Address Management (BC-SRV-ADR)</a>

It is under Addresses of Customizing Objects~~>Address Maintenance in Customizing~~>Transport of Customizing Addresses-->Transports as of Release 4.6

Srinivas