customer include

[Former Member]

If I have a CI_INCLUDE what happens during an upgrade?

Example:

Table: PA0999

has field .INCLUDE w/ data element CI_P0999.

In CI_P0999 I have ZZ* fields.

[Former Member]

Hi wayne,

Do not worry, it won't get lost away,

while upgrade.

(Its specifically provided for that purpose)

1. .INCLUDE

(which appears in se11 in many tables.)

2. Well,

thats nothing but a technique

of BUNCHING / GROUPING fields

(for ease of re-use)

(instead of again and again

specifying those SET of FIELDS,

in more than 1 table)

(we can as well give each field, field-by-field,

it won't make any difference in database table)

3. However,

Append structure

is FACILITY PROVIDED BY SAP

for customer enhancment of tables.

It behaves differently when

some upgrade is done in that table

by sap itself.

In such case,

when the upgrade occurs,

first the SAP fields (which are added in the standard table)

are first included in the sequence of fields,

AFTER THAT,

our APPEND structure fields,

are appended !!!

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

Thank you very much. One last question before awarding points...

Do you know what step in the upgrade handles this?

The reason I ask is that a "throw-away" test upgrade was done and the ZZ* fields are gone. Not sure if Basis missed something. Please advise.

Thanks!

[Former Member]

Oh..and another... Is there a way I can find all CI perfixed includes that have ZZ* fileds added? I guess I should check those also.

[Former Member]

Hi again,

1. ALL CI_*

includes will allows only ZZ fields.

(Because such structures are specifically

meant for customers)

2) a "throw-away" test upgrade was done and the ZZ* fields are gone.

Probably, in the throw-away,

that CL_INCLUDE was deleted/reset,

and hence, the ZZ fields were gone.

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

How does the below happen?

Probably, in the throw-away,

that CL_INCLUDE was deleted/reset,

and hence, the ZZ fields were gone.

[Former Member]

Is there a way I can find all CI perfixed includes that have ZZ* fileds added? I guess I should check those also.

[Former Member]

Hi again,

1. TABLE DD03L

(which stores all fields of a table/structure)

2. There u will get all fields (including ZZ fields)

for CI_* structures.

regards,

amit m.

[ferry_lianto]

Hi Wayne,

It should take care by SAP. No need to worry.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Hi,

When you are doing the Upgradation of SAP, the includes also will be updated, no need to worry about this, this will done automaticaly by SAP

Regards

Sudheer

[ferry_lianto]

Hi Wayne,

It could be the BASIS overwrite the table and import with original version. But it should not be happened.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto