The segments provided by SAP by default determine the type of data a DART user can extract. If the predefined set of segments do not contain the data your users need to retain, you may need to create new segments.
If the data you wish to add is related to an existing segment, you can add the desired fields into that segment . However, if the data you wish to add is from an application area for which there is no DART segment, then create a new segment.
An ABAP Data Dictionary structure corresponding to the data segment you wish to add to DART must exist. The Data Dictionary structure must contain all the fields you wish to include in the data segment in DART, as in the following illustration:
In addition, you must create and activate the FTXW002 function exit to read and export the data defined by the segment.
From the main DART menu, choose
. The
Configure data segment
screen lists existing segments.
Choose
. At the
Segment structure
field, enter the name of the Data Dictionary structure you have created for the segment.
In the same screen, you can optionally define the following attributes for the new data segment.
Field or Field Group |
Description |
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Segment data |
Specifies how the field is categorized in the segment list report If you specify the application of the segment, then the system lists the segment under the application you specify in the next time you list segments. Note that specifying an application does not actually tie the segment to the application area. It merely categorizes the segment in the segment list report. If you create a segment without defining any attributes for it, the system adds the segment by default to the
If you define the segment as master data, then the system adds it to the
If you define an application area for the segment, then the system lists the segment under that application within
|
Special fields, Company code |
Specifies the field in the segment that contains a company code field, if such a field exists in the segment |
Special fields, Period |
Specifies the field in the segment that contains a period field, if such a field exists in the segment |
Source tables |
Lists the source tables used in the segment This does not link the segment with any source table. It is merely used in the report listing segment information. |
Note that for a segment you create, or for any customer-defined segment, you can define its attributes at any time. You can do so from this same screen by choosing
. Choose
Continue
.
The segment is added to the segment list .