Editing Domains Editing Domains
The domain maintenance screen is displayed by entering the domain name in the initial screen of the ABAP Dictionary, selecting object class Domains and selecting Change.
You will find information below on what you need to bear in mind when changing entries in the domain maintenance screen. The significance of all other information shown on this screen is explained in
Creating Domains.
When changing existing domains, please remember that this affects all tables containing a field referring to the domain in question. Foreign keys could become inconsistent in the affected tables. A conversion of these tables might also become necessary. This could be very time-consuming for tables containing a large number of records. Therefore, before changing a domain, you should find out about the effects of this change by selecting Utilities
Changing the Data Type and the Number of Places
You can change the data type and the number of places or decimal places simply by overwriting the relevant data. Please note that a change of this type can cause all tables containing a field referring to this domain to be converted.
Changing the Value Table
If you remove or change the value table, the foreign keys which are affected are retained. The activation log lists all the foreign keys which are affected by the change to the value table. You can delete or adjust these foreign keys as required.