Copying Source Fields 

Use

You can also create a source field by copying a different one.

Prerequisites

You are in step Maintain source fields, and the change mode is activated.

Procedure

·        Choose Copy fields.
A dialog box with the following options is displayed:

Upload (Tab delimited text): The system expects the description of the source fields to be stored in a text file the columns of which are separated by tab stops.

·        Choose Continue.
A dialog box appears that specifies what the structure of the file must be like. Check to see if your file meets these requirements.

·        Specify the name and path of the file.

·        Confirm by choosing Transfer.

Copy from other object: You can copy source fields from the source structure of a different object.

·        Specify the project, subproject, object, and source structure from which you want copy the source fields.

·        Choose Continue.

Copy from Data Repository: You can copy the source fields from a structure of the ABAP Dictionary.

·        Enter the table name.

·        Choose Continue.

From data file (field names in 1^st line): The data file from which you copy the source fields must be available on a PC in the format "Tab delimited text". The field names must be on the first line.

·        Enter the number of fields as well as their maximum record length.

·        Choose Continue.
A dialog box appears

·        Specify the name and path of the local file.

·        Confirm by choosing Transfer.

Result

The source fields have been created.