Defining Attributes of Matchcode IDs 

Procedure

  1. Goto ® Matchcode IDs.
  2. A list of all existing IDs for the object is displayed.

  3. Choose Create to define a new ID.
  4. A dialog box appears in which you can enter any alphanumeric character as identifier for the matchcode ID. The digits 0 to 9 are reserved for customers.

  5. Choose Continue.
  6. The maintenance screen for the attributes of a matchcode ID appears.

  7. Enter an explanatory short text in the field Short text.
  8. Choose an update type for the Matchcode ID.
  9. Update type I (transparent ID) is entered as default value. If you want to select another update type, simply overwrite this entry. However, in general you should create all IDs as transparent IDs.

  10. Save your entries if you do not want to make any of the optional settings described below.

Other Options

System Matchcode

The SAP software uses this matchcode if this indicator is set. The customer may not change it.

Auth. check

If this indicator is set, authorization checks are made, which may be linked to individual matchcode records. In the matchcode display, a user exit in which an application-specific authorization check can be programmed is called before a matchcode record which has been read is output.

The user exit is called CHECK_AUTHORITY_<mcid> and is located in the include MC_<obj>&, where <obj> is the name of the matchcode object.

Additional Information Depending on the Update Type

Update Types A, S and P (Physical Matchcodes):

The deletion flag cannot be set for matchcode IDs of update type P.

Update Type I:

Update Type K:

Next Action when Creating a Matchcode:

Select the secondary tables of matchcode IDs