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Procedure

  1. Open the application in the Object Manager panel.
  2. Under the Details section, choose the Contained Objects tab.

    The Contained Objects tab page appears.

  3. Choose Data Object from the Type field and choose Create Object .
  4. In the Object Creation dialog box that appears, choose Table from the Type field.
  5. Enter a name for the table and choose Create and navigate to object .

    You are directly navigated to the table data object.

    Note

    If you choose Create , the created table data object appears under the Contained Objects tab. Click the name of the created data object.

  6. Bind the data object if you want to have a value help from where you can select values.

    1. Choose Current object should be bound in the DDIC Binding field.

    2. Choose Bind DDIC Table Type .

    3. In the Bind DDIC dialog box that appears, select a DDIC table type and choose Select .

    For more information, see Data Binding

  7. Assign table line type.

    You can refer to an existing data object or create a new data object.

    Note

    You can assign table line type only when you choose Current object should not be bound in the DDIC Binding field.

    • Select an Existing Data Object

      1. Choose Graphical Access next to Table Line Type .

      2. In the context menu, choose Reference existing BRFplus type... .

      3. In the Object Query dialog box that appears, select the data object.

    • Create a New Data Object

      1. Choose Graphical Access beside Table Line Type .

      2. In the context menu, choose Create new BRFplus type... .

      3. In the Object Creation dialog box that appears, create an element data object.

        For more information, see Creating an Element Data Object

      4. In the Element section, define the binding.

        • Bind the Object

          1. Choose Current object should be bound in the Binding Definition field.

          2. Choose the bind type.

            You can either choose Bind a data dictionary (DDIC) element or Bind a GDT element or Bind an existing FDT element .

      5. Choose the element type.

        Note

        You can define the element type only when you choose Current object should not be bound in the Binding Definition field.

  8. Activate the data object.
  9. Save the changes.