why do we activate a program

[Former Member]

hi,

why do we activate a program or tables in sap.Though there is a option known as save why do we activate?

[sreeramkumar_madisetty]

Hi

Only activated (active) versions can only be transported to the other systems.

In-Active objects can not be transported.

Suppose you save the object but not activated it will create the Inactive version.

Suppose at this moment of time other developer wants to use that object he can get the wrong results.

So objects have to be activated .

Regards,

kumar

[Former Member]

I Think Activation is mainly to make that object available for Transporting..

Only active objects can be transported......

If any thing Wrong ,Please correct me

[Former Member]

Hi,

The program or any other object is activated so to make it available for execution.

Unless the program is activated it won't be ready to be executed .

With save button you can save your code but without activating it ,it will appear as inactive version which can't be executed.

Hope this helps.

Reward if helpful.

regards,

Sipra

[Former Member]

Hi,

When you activate a program, the activation process checks for syntax errors and then generates the active version. Finally, it generates a load version and deletes the corresponding entry from your list of inactive objects.

Regards

Sudheer

[Former Member]

Hi,

Unless you activate the Program, it it not available to all the users who ever wants to use it. It will become Global once you activate it. Programs are Client Independent.

Regards,

Anji

[Former Member]

Rose,

Once program is activated , it indicates thats, <b>its error free</b> and ready to be used for the applications.

Once its activated , its ready to be used in other programs.

Sujatha.

[Former Member]

Rose,

1.If objects are not active they are not available to System processors (ABAP

processor ,Screen processor and Database proceesor) .That time will get

syntax errors.

Ex: In your progarm ,added INCLUDES which are not active.That time all the

data which is in includes will not available to program.

2.System will considered only active objects to process.

3.To transport the Objects.

Pls. reward if useful

[Former Member]

hi

whenever we activate a program or a table it gets stored in the database.

so we need to activate every object after saving it.

[Former Member]

Only Active versions will get stored in the database, Inactive ones are stored only Temorarily .

Say u had written one short Program an saved it without activating,

Now if u run the program and u get a short dump,

Now If u try to retreive the same program in SE38 , it will ask for 3 options

1. Get Temporary version

2. Get Temporary version but keep original one--->

3. Get from database

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Chandrasekhar Jagarlamudi

[Former Member]

Hi rose,

1. why do we activate a program or tables in sap

2. Program Activation :

<b>There are two versions or program a) Active and b) Inactive</b>

After we chanage a program, it goes into inactive version.

(Unless and untill we manually activate it)

Only we can use this inactive version.

(others will continue to use the Older Active Version)

(When we activate a program, the inactive version gets deleted)

3. <b>Table Activation :

When we activate the table, only at that time,

the physical table gets created in the database.</b>

(Before that, it is only contained as a definitino in the data dictinoary)

regards,

amit m.