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Procedure documentation Creating New Table Entries Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

You can create new entries by reference or without a reference.

Creating New Table Entries Without References

When you create new table entries without a reference, in single-level views the system presents an empty overview screen. In two-level views, the system presents a detail screen.

Procedure:

  1. Choose Edit ® New entries.
  2. Enter values in the key fields and function fields.
  3. Save your work.

If you enter a key that is the same as one that already exists, the system displays a message in the status bar to tell you so.

In this case you have to:
    1. Change the new key
    2. Choose Continue.
    3. Save your work.

The data is now copied into an internal buffer. You can now only maintain the function fields.

Creating New Table Entries by Reference

When you create new table entries by reference, you select an existing table entry as a reference, which you then change to meet your requirements.

  1. Select the table entry that you want to use as a reference (reference entry).
  2. Choose Edit ® Copy as.

    3. or

    Choose Copy as.

  3. Change the key fields and, if appropriate, the function fields. They should be different than the reference entry.
  4. Choose Continue.

If you enter a key that is the same as one that already exists, the system displays a message in the status bar to tell you so.

In this case you have to:
    1. Change the new key
    2. Choose Continue.

      3. The data is now copied into an internal buffer. You can now only maintain the function fields.

    3. Choose Continue again.
      The overview screen is presented.
    4. Save your work.

Until you have copied all of the table entries you selected:

When you have copied all of the reference entries, choosing Transfer will take you back to the original overview screen.

The status bar shows you how many table entries you have copied.

 

Note

When you copy entries in a view cluster, the object components are not copied too.

 

Displaying Created Table Entries

When you create a new table entry, this table entry is first stored in an internal buffer. This table entry is only really created when you save it.

Before you save, you can display the table entries you have just created and that are buffered internally. Choose Selection ® All created entries.

 

 

 

 

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