Processing Mode
In the maintenance transaction initial screen you can choose between three processing types. At the same time, you can specify whether you want to work with all the database records, or whether you want to make a selection. To restrict the selection, select the option "restricted data area" before you choose a processing function. After you have fetched a complete or restricted work area into the buffer or onto the screen for processing, you can either process individual records or create a sub-work area.
The processing modes in the initial screen are:
Maintenance processing can also be restricted by field, i.e. you may have authorization, but if you try to maintain a field which is flagged as "Read only" in the Dictionary, it will not be ready for input.
In this processing mode you can only display. It is possible to select by field contents to create sub-work areas. Maintenance functions can not be used.
Changed records are usually copied into a change request when they are saved. "Usually" means (see also
If this is not the case, or if you want to transport unchanged records for other reasons, you can manage records in change request tasks in this mode.