Function

MASSD

MASS

Navigation

All activities on one screen; there are warnings, e.g. of loss of data.

Several consecutive screens before data maintenance possible; no warnings.

Changes via ABAP-FORMs

Function not available.

Function available.

Changes via formulas

Simplified formula application: only addition to/subtraction from absolute and percentage values possible.

Any formulas possible.

Processing of variants

The following restrictions apply to variants saved in the transactions MASSD or MASS:

- No ABAP-FORMs

- Only simplified formulas

All variants possible.

Use of formulas

Formulas are always applied to the values that are currently visible in the data table. This results in a cumulative effect if formulas are applied successively.

Formulas are always applied to the values that were originally read from the database, i.e. no successive data changing is possible.

Removal of individual lines from the data table

Individual selected items in the data table can be excluded from the change process. The removal of the item relates only to the display and has no effect on the database.

Function not available.

Table maintenance

Display of the data table must be explicitly opened for input.

Data table is continuously ready to accept input.

Selection of fields

Multiple selection possible.

Just one field at a time is adopted by mouse-click.

Calling up variants

Object type can be changed in variant loading dialog.

Not possible to change object type.

Column selection in data tables

Function not possible.

When the Execute Changes function is performed, the system checks whether a column has been changed; only selected columns are processed.