Transferring Variant Table Contents to Database Ta (SAP Library

Transferring Variant Table Contents to Database Table

Use

You can copy the contents of an existing variant table to a database table.

The following restrictions apply:

You need authorization for this function, authorization for displaying tables, and authorization for maintaining table entries.

The database table must be within the customer name range (beginning with a Y or a Z).

Each key field in the database table (except the client) must have a corresponding characteristic in the variant table.

The contents of the variant table must not be maintained with engineering change management.

The variant table must not contain interval values.

The characteristics must not be in exponential format 1 (standard) or 2 (Exponent entered).

Prerequisites

The variant table must be linked to a database table. The link must be active.

Procedure

1. From the variant configuration menu, choose Tools → Table entries → Transfer to database table.

Note

This function executes report program RCCUVTDB.

2. Enter the database operation you want to execute:

- Insert inserts new data records in the database.

- Insert and change inserts new data records in the database and changes existing records.

- Deleting data records is not currently supported.

Example

Database Table

MATNR	WERKS	DFELD1
4711	0001	A

Data transfer:

1. Insert new data records: 4712/0002/B

2. Change existing data records: 4711/0001/B