Unit 13: Final Steps

Use

To be able to use the object type you have created operationally, you need to generate and release it.

Procedure

Generate

Generate To generate the object type and make it available to the runtime system, choose .

Release

If you have saved your object type as a temporary object, it can never be released. You can only use it as a "full" object type in your system.

To release an object type, position the cursor on the object type and choose Start of the navigation pathEdit Next navigation step Change Release Status Next navigation step Object Type Next navigation step To ReleasedEnd of the navigation path.

An object type should only be released if the basic functionality is ensured.

Test/Execute

  1. To test the object type, choose .

    You get to the Test Object Type <Object Name>: No instance connected.

  2. Choose Instance.

    Identify an object of the type sales order by entering the number of a sales order of your choice. Use the F4 input help if necessary.

  3. Choose .

    The Test Object Type <Object Name> screen then appears, in which you can test your object type (execute methods, check attribute values).