Change documents and Pointers

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

Would anyone explain briefly about the Change documents and Change Pointers..as I am new to this concept if anyone can explain in more detail or send me documents that would be great and also I will def. reward points..please send me the docs to arra.reddy@gmail.com

I gurantee that I will reward points...

Regards

Baba.

[Former Member]

CDHDR AND CDPOS tables are used to track the changes in documents for e.g. purchase order history.

For more info, refer below links:

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/loginMembersOnly/1,289498,sid21_gci1202078,00.html?NextURL=http%3A//...

Thanks,

Santosh

[Former Member]

Hi Baba,

A <b>Change Document</b> is an object that contains a log of all the changes that were made on a specific business object (like a product or a business partner), so you will always be able to identify what was changed, when it was changed and who changed it.

<b>Change pointers</b> instead are used in a different context that is the distribution of master data changes to different system. When in the source system an object (material) is changed (e.g. change of the description) if change pointers are activated, the material is flagged as "changed" and using change pointers the material update will be sent to all the system that are configured to my sinchronized with master data. This is not for tracing like change document but for master data distribution

You can find more details on help.sap.com:

- <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/2a/fa015b493111d182b70000e829fbfe/frameset.htm">Change Documents</a>

- <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/12/83e03c19758e71e10000000a114084/frameset.htm">Change Pointers</a>

Hope it helps,

Kind Regards,

Sergio

[Former Member]

Hi Santosh/Sergio

Thanks a lot for your valuable answers..I have a question would you please help me, my question is

I have a ZTable(Transparent table) I have created change document object for one field in that table , checked the change document flag and also generated include objects..now would you please tell me what are the next steps to follow...as in the SAP document it has mentioned that

Integrating the functionality into the program and

Writing the fields in the program and also said to include generated INCLUDES in the main program...

I appreciate it in advance and reward points...

Regards

Baba...

[Former Member]

Hi Baba,

Did you manage to solve your problem?

Even I am stuck at the point of Integration of Program with Change Document

( for Ztable )

Would appreciate if you can reply.

Thanks in advance,

Purva Kathuria