Sales order create/append difference

[tabraiz_khan]

Hi,

I've been trying to find a standard way to find out whether a sales order is being created or appended through any means other than the below:

1) VBAK-VBELN can be checked to see if the sales order number has beencreated while in a user exit

2) SY-TCODE can be checked for value 'VA01' or 'VA02' - of course this will not work while calling a BAPI to create the order

3) T180-TRTYP Again, this is line specific, it will only show if a line is being inserted or amended - so this doesn't help me

Does anyone know any other way, preferrable using a SAP standard field to figure out the difference between sales order create and append?

Thanks,

Tabraiz

[kesavadas_thekkillath]

Using change log tables CDHDR/CDPOS.

When the change indicator is I and if it does not contain U or D...then its created and not changed else its created and was changed later.

Does this answer your question or you meant somethig else ?

[tabraiz_khan]

I'm doing this check during runtime in a user exit. I don't believe I can use this.

Thanks for the reply.

[kesavadas_thekkillath]

So you need to check whether the order is being created or changed in your user exit.

Using sy-tcode as you said you can do it .... Using bapi just place a break point in your exit and check whether it triggers when executed through bapi ... if so you can code it and accomplish it.

[tabraiz_khan]

I'm quite sure the BAPI doesn't populate VA01/VA01. It populates the transaction code u call it from.

For example, u call the bapi from tcode 'ZABC', it populates 'ZABC' in the sy-tcode.

[kesavadas_thekkillath]

What i mean to say is if the exit triggers in bapi execution and

if the any of the parameter in your exits has the document number,

then you can just do a select single from db and confirm whether its change or create.

like

if ( sy-tcode = 'BAPI' ) or ( sy-code CP 'Z*' ) or ( sy-tcode = 'SE38' ) or ( sy-tcode = 'SE37' ).

select single * from abc.....

elseif sy-tcode = 'VA01'.

elseif sy-tcode = 'VA02'.

endif.

also

did you check the field TCODE in table T180