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Prerequisites

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

To use the logging in transports, you must enter r3transoptions = recclient="XXX" in the transport control profile. The entry XXX can have the same value as the profile parameter rec/client.

Procedure

Activate/Deactivate Table Change Logging

  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.

    Note Note

    All customizing tables are automatically recorded by default.

    End of the note.

  6. Select Activate.

    Note Note

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

    End of the note.
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.

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

  2. Enter the table name.

  3. Choose Change.

  4. Deselect Log Data Changes.

  5. Select Activate.

    Recommendation Recommendation

    You should not deactivate logging for customizing objects.

    End of the recommendation.

More Information

For more information, see SAP Note 1916.