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Definition

You use the alternative key to identify an instance of the node that has business semantics. FBI provides the class /BOFU/CL_FBI_GUIBB_ALTKEY_FDR as the generic alternative key feeder class. You use this to convert the alternative key specified on the user interface (UI) to the globally unique identifier (GUID).

Use

In the business object (BO) node structure, every node instance has a 16-bit code as a unique identifier also known as the GUID. The GUID specifies a particular instance or record. An alternative key can be used to identify that record on the UI. This alternative key is converted to the 16 bit GUID using the alternative key feeder. The alternative key is usually used in the initial screen of an FPM application.

Structure

In the alternative key feeder class /BOFU/CL_FBI_GUIBB_ALTKEY_FDR enter the following parameters:

  • Business Object: Name of the BO; for example, /BOFU/DEMO_SALES_ORDER

  • Node: Name of the node; for example, ROOT

  • Alternative Key: The alternative key name; for example, ORDER_ID

Example

In a Sales Order BO, Order Number can be the alternative key.