Data Origin 
Data Origin
The R/3 System uses data origin to make a record of the system from which the data originates for all substance data records.
All sources that are known in the current system are managed in Customizing for Product Safety in the IMG activity Specify Data Origin. There you select the current data origin that is to be automatically used as default when creating and exporting substance data.
If a substance data record is changed, the R/3 System automatically allocates the data origin that is set as a default value in Customizing, to the data record. If you want the original data origin, you must set the Retain data origin/provider indicator in the hit list under Utilities
® Retain data provider.See also:
Data Provider and Data Origin: An Example Phrase Management