The SAP Database is a Secure Storage Area that is predefined internally in the standard SAP System. When you save an original application file to the database, the file is divided into a series of data blocks with a fixed length. You do not use this storage method for large files (for example, screen designs).
This storage method is suitable for small files (for example, text files) because all of the original application files are also stored to the database. If the original file is changed, however, the original version in the database is overwritten. In other words, only the last version is kept.
The SAP database is not a BLOB on database level, but 2K strings that are stored in a table.
In
Document Management
, the SAP database is identified by the following language-independent key:
Data carrier: SAP SYSTEM
Description: SAP database
Note
If there is no entry, then an entry is made automatically as soon as the original file is saved to the SAP database.
You can only store an original in the SAP database if you have maintained a storage location (server or frontend computer) in the document info record.
The following settings are necessary in Customizing
Document Management
for the document type under
The indicator
Storage using the Knowledge Provider
must
not
be set.
Define the maximum
File size
(in bytes) for original application files in the SAP database.
This value for the file size also controls whether the
CheckIn SAP
function is active. If the value for the file size is
0
, the
CheckIn SAP
function is
inactive
for all documents of this document type.
Go to the
Basic Data
screen
.
Check whether the original file is stored on a server or a frontend computer.
You can only perform the
Check-in SAP
function for these files.
Choose
The system determines the path for the SAP database. This path is defined internally.
The original file is in a secure storage area that is not accessible via the file manager.
The workstation application for
File 1 (2)
is protected against any changes. The path for the storage location is not displayed. You can only see the data carrier SAP SYSTEM.