append fields with custom namespace to a table

[yuriy_dzhenyeyev]

Given a namespace prefix /XYZ/, I created a structure /XYZ/S_STRUCT with fields /XYZ/FIELD1 ... /XYZ/FIELDN and included this structure into an SAP standard table. The table activation resulted in usual warnings "Field ... does not lie within customer namespace" suggesting to create fields starting with ZZ or YY.

Is this warning still relevant for field names starting with /XYZ/ ?

Thank you!

[thkolz]

Why do you use a custom namespace instead of Z* names?
To me this only makes sense if you want to transfer developments to different customer systems (e.g /OPT/ for VIM).

[yuriy_dzhenyeyev]

yes, this will be a reusable functionality being transferred to multiple customer systems.

[Jeansy]

Hi,

I tested this case as well in our system using our own namespace.

I was able to add append fields using the namespace. There was no syntax error and warning when activating the database table.

Which name has been used for the append-structure? I assume that this should be in the same customer specific namespace and not in Z-namespace.

I hope this helps you to solve the issue 🙂

Kind regards
Jens

[Jeansy]

Ah now I read it again and I see that you want to include such a structure into a standard table.

I tried this as well in our system by adding a structure in our namespace into an existing table but here I can some different errors. I will try it again tomorrow as I have no time anymore this evening.

[yuriy_dzhenyeyev]

This is not exactly my case. I am appending to a standard SAP table, in my case /SCWM/HUHDR. You created a table within your namespace, hence ZZ / YY rule does not apply for your setup. To be precise, I was able to activate the table with the new include, but the system issued the above warning.

[Foxi]

Hello Yuriy, hope that helps: adding a field to a standard SAP table. In your case you should use append, not include. Best regards

[yuriy_dzhenyeyev]

I was adding my INCLUDE to an already existing APPEND. Creating an additional APPEND to standard table does not result in this warning. Still, it is unclear to me why the warning is displayed in my original case.

[Sandra_Rossi]

yuriy.dzhenyeyev

Did you change a standard or a custom append?

You should not change a standard append.

[Sandra_Rossi]

By "included the structure into an SAP standard table", you mean you used an Append, you didn't do a Modification of Standard, right?