Activate/Deactivate Table Change Logging 

Prerequisites

You have activated the system profile parameter Rec/Client, to be able to log the table changes in a client.

To be able to use the logging in transports, you must make the entry r3transoptions = recclient="XXX"in the transport control profile. You can enter the same value for XXX as for the profile parameter rec/client.

Activate/Deactivate Table Change Logging

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       1.      Choose Tools  ®  ABAP Workbench ®  Development  ®  Dictionary (SE11) in the initial screen.

    2.      Enter the name of the table whose log settings you want to check.

       3.      Choose Change.

The table is displayed. The system may ask you for a change key, because a change to a Dictionary object is a modification in a customer system. Enter the appropriate data.

       4.      Choose Goto → Technical Settings.

       5.      Select/Deselect the Log Data Changes checkbox.

All customizing tables are automatically recorded by default.

       6.      Choose Activate.

If you only save the change, it is not effective.

Deactivate table change logging in the technical settings

To avoid generating too many log entries, you can deactivate the logging for specified tables when making bulk changes.

Deactivating the logging in the technical settings of the table in the Dictionary is not a modification. You do not need to specify a change key.

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       1.      Choose the transaction Dictionary: Technical Settings (SE13).

       2.      Enter the table name.

       3.      Choose Change.

       4.      Deselect Log Data Changes.

       5.      Choose Activate.

You should not deactivate logging for customizing objects.

 

See SAP note 1916.