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Use

The analysis of logged customizing objects allows you to answer the following questions about customizing setting changes:

  • who made a change?

  • what was changed?

  • when was the change made?

Logs are analyzed by object, that is, the changes can be shown in their customizing context, not just technically at table level.

Change logs can be deleted or archived. If you archive logs, you must ensure that the analysis includes the archived logs.

The analysis only applies to the logon client. If you want to see change logs for another client, you must logon in that client. Logs of cross-client objects are shown in every logon client.

Note

Productive data changes should not be logged, for performance reasons.

Prerequisites

The analysis can only be used when:

  • the Log Data Changes checkbox is set in the technical settings of the table, or the tables in the view, in the ABAP Dictionary

    Note

    The Dictionary setting is predefined by SAP for the objects to be logged. You should not deactivate logging for these objects, as analysis inconsistencies can occur if customizing settings are sometimes maintained without logging.

    See Activate Table Change Logging.

  • the profile parameter rec/client is maintained.

    Note

    The logging profile parameter should always be set in the customizing system and client. Logging in the productive system or client can impair performance.

Process

You can start the analysis of logged customizing objects from the IMG, the customizing menu, or the view (cluster) maintenance.

Analysis from the IMG

  1. Go to the IMG and choose the activity whose change history you want to see.

  2. Enter the period you want to analyze, and start the analysis.

  3. The changes are displayed as a list. The following information is provided for each change:

    • Date and time

    • Key field(s)

    • Comparison of the old and new function field values, or message that the record is new or has been deleted.

You can call detail and technical information for each entry.

Analysis from the customizing menu

You can call the analysis in the customizing menu via Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step IMG Logging End of the navigation path instead of from the IMG. Enter the name of the object or table in the next screen.

Analysis from the view (cluster) maintenance

The analysis can also be called from view or view cluster maintenance via Start of the navigation path Change Logs End of the navigation path.

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