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Procedure
1. In the initial screen of the ABAP Dictionary, select object class Database table, enter the table
Enter the name of a data element in field Field type. In this case the field takes the data type,
length, decimal places and short text from this data element. If there is no suitable data element,
you can go to the data element maintenance screen by entering a name and double-clicking.
With Data element/Direct type, you can directly enter the data type, field length, decimal places
and short text. Press this key again if you want to enter data elements for further fields.
Only a limited functionality is provided for fields without data elements. No foreign keys or fixed
values may be defined for such fields, and there is no F1 help.
You must also define the reference field and reference table on tab page Currency/quantity fields
for fields of types CURR (currency) and QUAN (quantity)
You also can include the fields of an existing structure in the table. Note that the field names in
the structure may not be longer than 16 places in this case.
5. Maintain the technical settings for the table. The corresponding maintenance screen is displayed
with Goto → Technical settings.
The technical settings are a separate object and can be activated and transported separately
from the table.
6. Maintain (if necessary) the foreign key relationships of the table to other tables.
The corresponding maintenance screen is displayed if you place the cursor on the check field and
choose .
7. Create (if necessary) secondary indexes for the table.
To do this choose Goto → Indexes.
8. Save the table.
A dialog box appears in which you have to assign the table a development class.
For tables with the Delivery Class G or E, you must also maintain a customer namespace (key
block of the table) for the table entries. SAP cannot change table entries or import new entries in
the customer namespace during upgrades. To navigate to the appropriate maintenance
transaction, choose Define Customer Namespace on the Attributes tab.
10. Choose .
Result
During activation, the table and all the indexes on the table are automatically created in the database (if
not explicitly excluded when the index was defined). You can display the table definition in the database
with Utilities → Database object → Display.
At activation, the runtime object for the table is also created. You can display the runtime object with
Utilities → Runtime object → Display.
You can find information about the activation flow in the activation log, which you can display with Utilities
→ Activation log. The activation log is displayed automatically if errors occur when the table is activated.
Other Options
• Assign a search help to a field: You can assign a search help to a field with Goto → Search
help → For field. The search help can be used by all screen fields that refer to this field. See
Attaching a Search Help to a Table or Structure Field.
• Assign a search help to a table: You can assign a search help to a table with Goto → Search
help → For table. This search help can be used by all screen fields that are checked against the
Constraints