PPM ID number characters reduction

[Former Member]

hello PPM experts,

I would like to reduce the characters amount for the PPM ID (portfolio item) but I am not sure if I will do it in a way the others affected objects will have impact on it, eg:

I will do it by changing in SE 11 the data element "/RPM/TV_EXTID" from 24 to 9 characters but it will affect other ones:

what I would like to do is to reduce this field:

Please advice if this is the correct way to do it.

Thanks,

Fábio

[francesco_pezzoli]

Hello Fabio,

I think what you are trying to do is extremely risky, so I would discourage you from doing so. Changing the length of a data element can lead to all sorts of problems wherever the data element is used (not just in tables but also in all related coding).

If your concern is to ensure that your users do not specify item IDs which are longer than 9 characters, then I think a safer option would be to enhance WebDynpro component /RPM/ITEM_DETAILS view VI_GEN_INFO. One option which comes to mind is to hide the standard ID field and display only a custom field which is 9 characters long, then in the enhancement coding take care of copying the value of the custom field into the standard ID field.

Regards

Francesco