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Background documentation Modifications to Released BDoc Types Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

You can modify released BDoc types without affecting the already generated structure. The following table lists the different tabs and the corresponding modifications allowed/disallowed for a released BDoc type.

Tab Name

Modifications Allowed/Disallowed

BDoc Overview

You can modify only the description of the BDoc type.

Parameter

You can:

  • Add new parameters at the end
  • Modify or delete unreleased parameters

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In the customer system, the modification of unreleased parameters is possible only for parameters added by the customer.

You cannot modify released parameters.

Site Type Info

You can:

  • Add new site types at the end
  • Modify or delete unreleased site types

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In the customer system, the modification of unreleased site types is possible only for site types added by the customer.

You cannot modify released site types.

Segment Overview

You can:

  • Add new segments at the child or sibling level. However, you cannot add a new segment as a root segment for a synchronization or messaging BDoc type.
  • Modify the following segment attributes for a released segment: Description, Cascaded Delete, Use map and Select Distinct.
  • Modify or delete unreleased segments

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In the customer system, the modification of unreleased segments is possible only for segments added by the customer.

You cannot delete released segments.

Mappings

You can:

  • Add new maps at the end
  • Modify or delete unreleased maps

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In the customer system, the modification of unreleased maps is possible only for maps added by the customer.

You cannot modify released maps.

Joins

You can:

  • Add new joins at the end
  • Modify or delete unreleased joins

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In the customer system, the modification of unreleased joins is possible only for joins added by the customer.

You cannot modify released joins.

Segment Fields

You can:

  • Add new segment fields at the end
  • Modify the following segment field attributes for a released segment: R/3 field, R/3 key field, Sort order and Sort ASC.
  • Modify or delete unreleased segment fields.

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In the customer system, the modification of unreleased segment fields is possible only for segment fields added by the customer.

You cannot delete released segment fields.

Where Clauses

You can:

  • Add new Where clauses at the end
  • Modify all the dynamic Where clauses (released/unreleased)

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If the customer modifies SAP Where clauses, they will not automatically merge with an upgraded version of SAP BDoc types.

You cannot modify released static Where clauses.

Post Processing

If the customer makes modifications to a BDoc type and later SAP releases the same BDoc type with new modifications, the customer can either select the new SAP version or merge the customer changes to the new SAP version.

When the new SAP version is imported to the customer system, the state of the BDoc type on which the customer has made changes becomes inconsistent. The customer can double-click on the BDoc type that is inconsistent in the tree to view the differences between the new SAP version and the old version changed by the customer. The customer can either select the new SAP version or merge the customer changes to the new SAP version.

 

 

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