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Prerequisites

You have authorization for the transaction Change configuration of logging (AUT01).

To change the logging characteristics of data elements, the underlying table must not be locked, and must be connected to change document creation.

Procedure

You make this setting in Customizing under Logistics - General ® Engineering Change Management ® Logging ® Change Configuration of Logging.

Change logging setting for a table

You can select the table you want to change using the assigned transaction or its technical name.

Select table using transaction:

  1. In the list field above the object overview, select the Transaction entry.
  2. Enter the transaction code and choose Continue.

    3. If the transaction is included in the Own assignments overview, it is displayed with the assigned tables. If it does not, the message Assignment does not exist in menu tree appears in the status line. You must then call up the table using its technical name (see below).

  3. Select the table you want by double clicking on it.

The data elements of the table are displayed in the right-hand part of the screen.

Select table by its technical name:

If you know the technical name of the table:
  1. In the list field above the object overview, select the Table entry.
  2. Enter the technical name of the table and choose Continue.

The data elements of the table are displayed in the right-hand part of the screen.

Change logging:

  1. Choose Display « Change.

    2. The Copy button is displayed to the left of this button.

  2. Select the Logging indicator to activate logging for the object, or deselect the indicator to deactivate logging.
  3. You can enter a comment in the text field next to the Logging indicator.
  4. Choose Copy.

    5. The changed table is flagged for saving, and the This graphic is explained in the accompanying text (already changed) icon is displayed to the left of Logging.

  5. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Save.
  6. Activate the object using the Structure linkmass activator (see: Changing Table and Data Element Logging)

Change logging setting for data elements

Find data element by table:

Note

If you know the technical name of the data element, you can search for it directly (see below).
  1. Select one or more data elements that you want to change the logging setting for, and choose Change.
  2. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Use in change document objects to find out which change document objects the data elements are used in.
  3. Select the indicator in the Logging column.
  4. Enter a comment in the text line of the data element, if required.
  5. Choose Copy.

    6. The This graphic is explained in the accompanying text (already changed) icon is displayed next to the Table fields column.

  6. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Save.
  1. Activate the object using the Structure linkmass activator (see: Changing Table and Data Element Logging)

Call up data element directly:

If you know the technical name of the data element:

  1. In the list field above the object overview, select the Data element entry.
  2. In the text field underneath it, enter the technical name of the data element and choose Continue.

    3. The data element is displayed in the right-hand part of the screen.

  3. Proceed as described from point 2 above.

Note

SAP recommends that you search for the data elements via the related table, and do not access them directly as far as possible.

Check logging settings

If you are not authorized to change the logging settings, you can display them with the transaction Display configuration of logging (transaction AUT03).

In the SAP Easy Access menu, choose Logistics ® Central Functions ® Engineering ® Engineering change management ® Logging ® Configuration of logging. Once you have selected a table or data element, the system displays the current logging settings.

Note

Tables and data elements are displayed in the same way as for the Change configuration of logging function.

Result

The logging settings are changed in line with your entries, and the This graphic is explained in the accompanying text (configuration already complete) icon is displayed next to the changed object.

 

 

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