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Procedure
  1. Enter an explanatory short text in the Short text field.

    For example, you can find the view at a later time using this short text.

  2. Enter a table name in the Basis table field.
    Note

    A projection view always contains exactly one table.

  3. On the View Fields tab page, select the fields of the basis table that you want to include in the view.
    1. Choose Table fields.

      The fields of the table are now displayed in a dialog box.

    2. To copy fields, you must select them by selecting the indicator in the first column and choosing Copy.
  4. Choose  with the quick info text Save.

    You are asked to assign the view to a package. You can change this package later by choosing Goto → Object directory entry.

  5. Choose  with the quick info text Activate.
Result

The projection view is activated. At activation, a log is written. It can be displayed by choosing Utilities → Activation log. If errors or warnings occur when the view is activated, they are displayed directly in the activation log.

Additional Options

  • Create documentation:

    You can create information about using the view by choosing Goto → Documentation. This documentation is output for example when you print the view.

  • Change data element of a view field:

    On the View Fields tab page, select column Mod (modification) for the particular view field. The Data element field is now ready for input. You can enter a data element that refers to the same domain as the data element of the assigned table field here. Cancel the Mod indicator if you want to use the data element of the assigned table field again.

  • Change maintenance status:

    The maintenance status determines how you can access the view data from ABAP programs (read only, read and change). On the Maintenance status tab page, you can select the type of access to the view.

  • Check functions:

    By choosing Utilities → Runtime object → Check, you can determine whether the definition of the view in the ABAP Dictionary maintenance screen is identical to the specifications in the runtime object of the view. By choosing Utilities → Runtime object → Display you can display the runtime object of the view.

See also:

Projection Views