bapi_charact_change

[Former Member]

Hello,

i want to use bapi_charact_change but i don't know how. i would like you to give me an example or some help. thank you.

[Former Member]

<b>bapi_charact_change</b>

<b> Text</b>

BAPI for Characteristics - Change

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Functionality</b>

This BAPI changes a characteristic, if the characteristic exists. If the characteristic does not exist, the BAPI creates the characteristic.

The following fields must contain data: o Charact_name (characteristic name) o Data_type (data type) o Length (number of characters) o Decimals (number of decimal places) o Status (status) in structure CharactDetail o Description (description) in structure CharactDescription o Either field Language_Int (internal language format, 1 character) or Language_ISO (external language format, 2 characters) ISO format overrides internal format. If there is more than one entry for the same language, the last is relevant.

o According to data type, the values must be entered in the relevantvalues table: numeric, time, and date values in CharactValuesNum, character and boolean values in CharactValuesChar, and currency values in CharactValuesCurr.

The value descriptions are in table CharactValuesDescr, regardless of data type. Check tables are entered in table CharactReferences and restrictions to class types are in table CharactRestrictions.

If the BAPI runs successfully, table RETURN contains no messages of type

'E'.

<u>Caution</u>

The BAPI transfers all information as new, replacing the old information completely. This means that a blank field means "delete entry", not "no change".

This BAPI does not change the database. To change the database, call BAPI BapiService.TransactionCommit afterwards.

<u> Parameters</u>

CHARACTNAME CHANGENUMBER KEYDATE CHARACTDETAILNEW CHARACTDESCRNEW CHARACTVALUESNUMNEW CHARACTVALUESCHARNEW CHARACTVALUESCURRNEW CHARACTVALUESDESCRNEW CHARACTREFERENCESNEW CHARACTRESTRICTIONSNEW RETURN

Exceptions Function Group CTBP

The imported tables contain info of a charact, which can

be changed or created. The BAPI checks which operation

is requested and executes this one.

First the old info is got wich includes an existence check.

If the charact isn't existing yet, a creation flag is set, other-

wise the charact is to be changed. In this case the old and new

tables are compared. New lines are added to the old table.

Changed lines are updated in the old table. Deleted lines are

deleted from the old table and writ to a seperate deletion table.

These tables have to be converted to the format of the maintainance

module. The converted deletion tables are appended to the old

tables with a deletion flag set. With this info the charact is

changed. In case of creation only the creation BAPI is called

with the obtained info.

Initialization

Initialize log.

Authority check

Get old data of charact (existence check included)

Set creation flag if charact doesn't exist

Prepare modification on charact

Update old by new tables in case of change

build tables containing records to be deleted

Execute requested modification on charact

Change charact

Get log messages for change/deletion

Put log messages to return table.

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Regards,

Rajesh

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