ABAP append structures

hi,
append structures in tables what happens when version is upgraded?
thanks in advance.

hi,
when version is upgraded, we old structures will be not exists, we have to re append those structure in new version too.
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How to append structure into transperant table in sap abap

Hi all,
I have 1 structure already in the data dictionary .
And this structure is already being used by other transperant table for creatin the fields .
Now i need to create new table and wann use the same structure .
when i click on the Append Structure it shows that this structure us already been assign to other table .
So, can i not used the same structure for more than 1 transperant table |???
Praff

Hi Prafful,
You cannot append the same structure, if already used.
I think you can include the structure instead of appending it.
Goto the change mode (CTRL+F1).
Edit -> Include -> Insert.
Hope this helps...
Lokesh
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ABAP dictionary reguarding appending structure

Hi,
Myself Rohit.
please tell me how to append a structure in a table .

hi,
Procedure
Go to change mode in the maintenance screen of the table where you want to add the append structure.
If the table contains a long field (data type VARC, LCHR or LRAW), you cannot add an append structure.
Choose Goto -> Append structures.
Either a dialog box appears in which you can enter the name of the append structure or a list of all the append structures. that were already created for the table appears. If append structures already exist, you have to choose to get the dialog box for entering the name.
Enter the append structure name and choose . The name must lie in the customer namespace.
You go to the field maintenance screen of the append structure.
Define the fields of the append structure. You can proceed as when creating a normal structure with two restrictions (see Creating Structures).
The fields of an append structure must lie in the customer namespace, that is the field names must begin with ZZ or YY. This prevents conflicts with fields inserted in the table by SAP.
An append structure must be flat, that is each field of the append structure must either refer to a data element or be directly assigned a data type, length, decimal places and short text.
If you want to create foreign keys or search help attachments for table fields that already exist, you can display these fields with Show appending objects. Proceed as if you wanted to create the foreign key or search help attachment in the underlying table (see Creating Tables).
If a foreign key or search help attachment is already defined for a field in the table, you cannot change this definition with the append structure.
Choose .
Result
The table will also be activated when the append structure is activated. The fields of the append structure are appended to the table in the database. Foreign keys or search help attachments for the fields that are already in the table and that were defined with the append structure are also activated.
You can display information about the activation process with Utilities -> Activation log. Errors occurring when the append structure is activated are displayed directly in the activation log.
Hope this helps, Do reward.

Purpose of Append Structure in DDIC(SE11)

What is the purpose of Append Structure in DDIC(SE11)-Table?How to use this?
Title by: Alvaro Tejada Galindo on Jan 23, 2008 6:11 PM

Append structures are like user exits provided by SAP to enhance the Standard tables. It behaves like include structure only, but this append structure is taken care in the SAP version upgrage process, automatically. The name of append structure starts with 'Z' namespace..SAP by default proposes the append structure name with the table name prefixed with 'Z'.
It is always recommended to modiy or append the Standard tables using append structure.
It is the standard provided for SAP standard table enhancement.
APPEND STRUCTURE->
Append structures are used for enhancements that are not included in the standard. This includes special developments, country versions and adding customer fields to any tables or structures.
An append structure is a structure that is assigned to exactly one table or structure. There can be more than one append structure for a table or structure.
The following enhancements can be made to a table or structure TAB with an append structure:
· Insert new fields in TAB,
· Define foreign keys for fields of TAB that already exist,
· Attach search helps to fields of TAB that already exist,
These enhancements are part of the append structure, i.e. they must always be changed and transported with the append structure.
When a table or structure is activated, all the append structures of the table are searched and the fields of these append structures are added to the table or structure. Foreign keys and search help attachments added using the append structure are also added to the table. If an append structure is created or changed, the table or structure assigned to it is also adjusted to these changes when the append structure is activated.
Since the order of the fields in the ABAP Dictionary can differ from the order of the fields on the database, adding append structures or inserting fields in such append structures does not result in a table conversion.
The customer creates append structures in the customer namespace. The append structure is thus protected against overwriting during an upgrade. The fields in the append structure should also reside in the customer namespace, that is the field names should begin with ZZ or YY. This prevents name conflicts with fields inserted in the table by SAP.
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INCLUDE->
http://www.sapdb.org/7.4/htmhelp/f2/b1219d1b9646b0ae248a7a5a95a33e/content.htm

MARA table going DUMP due to append structure

Hi all,
I have created the structure and i have Appended to MARA table. Since then MARA Table is Partially Active State. So, i tried to delete the structure. But i am unable to delete that Structure, because it was used in MARA Table. Even i tried SE14 Transaction also.Here i did Adjust and Activate table, But it is showing SHORT DUMP. Even if check the Error in SE11, it is showing "No inconvience found, but i activate the table again it is going to dump ".
How to solve this .
My requirement is to bring back the MARA table into its origional state. and how to delete the Appended structure in MARA table ?
Thanks in advance
KR

Hi,
An APPEND structure is a DDIC structure that is assigned to a single DB table. In the ABAP dictionary (SE11) you call the corresponding DB table and create the APPEND structure for this table.
In which scenario do we create APPEND structures? Obviously, the attributes available in the DB table are not sufficient to meet your requirements. Thus, you append the missing fields to the table.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/cf/21eb61446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm
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How to find the program for append structure upload

Hi all,
I am facing a issue that one Char. in a ODS, I have found the source field for this Char. in R3 in a extract structure. But this field locates in an appended structure, so this means the value of the field must be updated by ABAP. My question is How I can find the ABAP program(BADI or User exit?)
Thanks
Leon

Hi,
First u identify the type of DS, then according to the type of DS, go to CMOD, provide the project name then select the enhancements there it will display the four Exits, select the appropriate one,
if DS is of Type,
Transactional - EXIT_SAPLRSAP_001
MD ATTR - EXIT_SAPLRSAP_002
MD TEXT - EXIT_SAPLRSAP_003
MD HIER - EXIT_SAPLRSAP_004
double click on the particular one then select the include program there u will fild the code fro all the DSs.
Hope this inflammation help u.............
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Order of append structure

Hi,
I have in VBAK an append structure starting with ZY...
I want to add a new append structure starting with ZA... at the end of the table but when I add the structure it goes before the one starting with ZY..
How can i put it at the end of the table? Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Catalin

Hi
Append structures allow you to attach fields to a table without actually having to modify the table itself. You can use the fields in append structures in ABAP programs just as you would any other field in the table.
Click on the append structure tab and opt to create new
structure.
Append structures allow you to enhance tables by adding fields to them that are not part of the standard. With append structures; customers can add their own fields to any table or structure they want.
Append structures are created for use with a specific table. However, a table can have multiple append structures assigned to it
Customers can add their own fields to any table or structure they want.
The customer creates append structures in the customer namespace. The append structure is thus protected against overwriting during an upgrade. The fields in the append structure should also reside in the customer namespace, that is the field names should begin with ZZ or YY. This prevents name conflicts with fields inserted in the table by SAP

Appending structures to the tables

Hi experts,
Why we are appending sturctures to the tables?
can any one tell me the main differences between the APPEND and INCLUDE structures
in Datadictionary.
Thanks in Advance.

Hi Ankita,
Customizing Includes
A Customizing include is a structure that satisfies a special naming convention. The name of a Customizing include begins with u2018CI_u2019 and the include is in the customer namespace.
If enhancements are already planned in the R/3 standard using customer-specific fields, such Customizing includes are included. in the corresponding standard table or standard structure. The Customizing include (that is the definition of the structure itself) is usually first created in the customer system and filled with fields by special Customizing transactions.
Customers can thus enhance tables and structures of the R/3 standard system without themselves having to modify the table and structure definitions. This means that these enhancements will not be lost when upgrading. If a table or structure of the R/3 standard system is enhanced with customer fields using a Customizing include, these customer fields are automatically inserted in the new delivered table or structure definition during an upgrade.
If you create a Customizing include for a table or structure, only those enhancements are allowed that are consistent with the enhancement category of the enhanced table or structure. For more information, see Structure Enhancements.
Customers can but need not create a Customizing include and fill it with fields. If there is no Customizing include, there is no error message when the table or structure including it is activated.
A Customizing include can be contained in several tables or structures, so that they remain consistent when the include is modified.
Append Structures
Append structures are used for enhancements that are not included in the standard. This includes special developments, country versions and adding customer fields to any tables or structures.
An append structure is a structure that is assigned to exactly one table or structure. There can be more than one append structure for a table or structure.
The following enhancements can be made to a table or structure TAB with an append structure:
Insert new fields in TAB,
Define foreign keys for fields of TAB that already exist,
Attach search helps to fields of TAB that already exist,
These enhancements are part of the append structure, i.e. they must always be changed and transported with the append structure.
When a table or structure is activated, all the append structures of the table are searched and the fields of these append structures are added to the table or structure. Foreign keys and search help attachments added using the append structure are also added to the table. If an append structure is created or changed, the table or structure assigned to it is also adjusted to these changes when the append structure is activated.
Since the order of the fields in the ABAP Dictionary can differ from the order of the fields on the database, adding append structures or inserting fields in such append structures does not result in a table conversion.
The customer creates append structures in the customer namespace. The append structure is thus protected against overwriting during an upgrade. The fields in the append structure should also reside in the customer namespace, that is the field names should begin with ZZ or YY. This prevents name conflicts with fields inserted in the table by SAP.
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Append Structures to SAP Structures

Hi
I wish to add some custom structures(append structures) to the SAP standard strutures.
Can you please let me know what the precaustions we should have to take before and after the process.
If anyone explains me the complete procedure,that can be a great help.
Regards,
Sreeram Kumar.Madisetty

Hi:
Append structures permit you to append customer fields to a SAP standard table without having to modify the table definition.
An append structure is a structure which is assigned to exactly one table. There can be several append structures for a table.
When a table is activated, all the active append structures for the table are found and their fields are appended to the table. If an append structure is created or changed, the table to which it is assigned is also activated and the changes also take effect there when it is activated.
Like all structures, an append structure defines a type that can be used in ABAP programs.
1 .Go in Se11, open the table in which you want to add the structure -> click on Append structure-> it would ask the structure, give it and then it would open enter the field list.
2. Or create the structure 1st and do the rest step mentioned in step 1.
For details
[Link|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21eb61446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm]
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Shashi

Difference between Append structure and include structure

hi can anyone tell me the difference between include structure and append structure with respect to tables defined in ABAP dictionary?
Also how to create them in ABAP dictionary?

HI
INCLUDE:
Includes are used to group fields and insert them together in a table or structure.
An include program has two main functions:
It contains code which can be used by several different programs.
It helps you to modularize programs, which consist of many different logically related parts. Each of these parts is stored as a separate include program.
Include programs improve the readability of programs and make maintenance easier.
Include reports contain rolled out parts of reports. They are called by the main report, and can only be run in conjunction with the main report.
APPEND:
Append structures are used for enhancements that are not included in the standard. This includes special developments, country versions and adding customer fields to any tables or structures.
An append structure is a structure that is assigned to exactly one table or structure. There can be more than one append structure for a table or structure.
The following enhancements can be made to a table or structure TAB with an append structure:
Insert new fields in TAB,
Define foreign keys for fields of TAB that already exist,
Attach search helps to fields of TAB that already exist
Just have a look at this link:
<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ebd6446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cf/21ebd6446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm</a>
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Difference between include structure and Append structure

Could you please tell me
I have bsis table and it contains append structure in 4.7 SAP System.
my program in 4.7 system contains internal table which used same structure of bsis table ( which contains additonal field in its append structure ).
I need to have same table structure in 4.6 C because I am copying the same program into 4.6 system.
As I could not append structure to bsis table in 4.6C SAP system,
instead of that shall I add the field or Shall include the structure to run .
What is the difference between Include structure and Append structure ( I forgot )
How to achieve this please help me ?

Hi ,
As you know append structure can be used only once in table ,that to at last of all entries,
Append structures are used for enhancements that are not included in the standard. This includes special developments, country versions and adding customer fields to any tables or structures.
An append structure is a structure that is assigned to exactly one table or structure. There can be more than one append structure for a table or structure.
The following enhancements can be made to a table or structure TAB with an append structure:
Insert new fields in TAB,
Define foreign keys for fields of TAB that already exist,
Attach search helps to fields of TAB that already exist,
These enhancements are part of the append structure, i.e. they must always be changed and transported with the append structure.
When a table or structure is activated, all the append structures of the table are searched and the fields of these append structures are added to the table or structure. Foreign keys and search help attachments added using the append structure are also added to the table. If an append structure is created or changed, the table or structure assigned to it is also adjusted to these changes when the append structure is activated.
Since the order of the fields in the ABAP Dictionary can differ from the order of the fields on the database, adding append structures or inserting fields in such append structures does not result in a table conversion.
The customer creates append structures in the customer namespace. The append structure is thus protected against overwriting during an upgrade. The fields in the append structure should also reside in the customer namespace, that is the field names should begin with ZZ or YY. This prevents name conflicts with fields inserted in the table by SAP.
The new versions of the standard tables are imported after an upgrade, and the fields, foreign key definitions and search help attachments contained in the append structures are added to the new standard tables at activation.
A standard table contains the fields Field 1, Field 2 and Field 3. An append structure containing the fields ZZA and ZZB is defined for this table. After activating the table, the corresponding database table contains fields Field 1, Field 2, Field 3, ZZA and ZZB.
Further Remarks:
An append structure can only be assigned to exactly one table or structure. If you want to append the same fields to several tables or structures, you can store these fields in an include structure. In this case you must create an append structure for each of these tables or structures and include the include structure there.
Adding an append structure to an SAP standard table is supported by the Modification Assistant.
If you want to insert a field that is to be delivered with the R/3 standard in the next Release in the customer system in advance, you must include it in the table itself as a repair. If you include such a field in an append structure for the table, it will occur twice when the new standard table is imported. This will result in an activation error.
No append structures may be added to tables with long fields (data types VARC, LCHR or LRAW). This is because a long field must always be the last field in the table. However, structures with long fields can be enhanced with append structures.
If a table or structure with an append structure is copied, the fields of the append structure become fields of the target table. Foreign key definitions and search help attachments appended with the append structure are copied to the target table.
Foreign keys for the appended fields must be defined within the append structure. Fields of the table or structure assigned to the append structure may be defined when assigning the key field and foreign key field.
Indexes on the appended fields must be defined in the original table.
A table or structure TAB can only be enhanced with new foreign keys or search help attachments using an append structure. You therefore cannot change an existing foreign key definition or search help attachment for a field of TAB with the append structure.
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Manju

Simple Transformation to deserialize an XML file into ABAP data structures?

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<tt:node name="TYPE_CSV" type="C" length="1" />
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               I don't know what to do here (see item 3, below)
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          map="val(' ') = xml('false'), val('X') = xml('true')" />
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1. In a DTD, an element can be designated as occurring zero or one
time, zero or more times, or one or more times. How do I write the
simple transformation to accommodate these possibilities?
2. In trying to accommodate the "zero or more times" case, I am trying
to use the <tt:loop> instruction. It occurs several layers deep in the
XML hierarchy, but at the top level of the ABAP table. The internal
table has a structure defined in the ABAP program, not in the data
dictionary. In the simple transformation, I used <tt:type> and
<tt:node> to define the structure of the internal table and then
tried to use <tt:loop ref="ROOT2" name="line"> around the subtree that
can occur zero or more times. But every variation I try seems to get
different errors. Can anyone supply a working example of this?
3. Among the fields in the internal table, I've defined three
one-character fields named TYPE_CSV, TYPE_XLS, and TYPE_PDF. In the
XML file, I expect zero to three elements of the form
<ExportType exporttype='csv' />
<ExportType exporttype='xls' />
<ExportType exporttype='pdf' />
I want to set field TYPE_CSV = 'X' if I find an ExportType element
with its exporttype attribute set to 'csv'. I want to set field
TYPE_XLS = 'X' if I find an ExportType element with its exporttype
attribute set to 'xls'. I want to set field TYPE_PDF = 'X' if I find
an ExportType element with its exporttype attribute set to 'pdf'. How
can I do that?
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<ErrorCode>123</ErrorCode>
in the simple transformation, the sequence
<ErrorCode> <tt:value ref="ROOT1.CODE" /> </ErrorCode>
seems to work just fine.
I have other situations where the XML reads
<IsNew value='true' />
I wanted to write
<IsNew>
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       </IsNew>
but I'm afraid that the <tt:value> fails to deal with the fact that in
the XML file the value is being passed as the value of an attribute
(named "value"), rather than the value of the element itself. How do
you handle this?

Try this code below:
data l_xml_table2 type table of xml_line with header line.
W_filename - This is a Path.
if w_filename(02) = '
    open dataset w_filename for output in binary mode.
    if sy-subrc = 0.
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Can not store data to append structure in mara

Hi
after make the following steps, I have problem, please give me some tips. thanks
1, Append structure Zcode in MARA.
2, Created a ZMGD1 via SE80 copy from function group MGD1.
3, modify screen 0001, put this Zcode in this screen and FC MARA-Zcode.
4, change SPRO, specify new program SAPLZMGD1 for this screen 0001.
after these steps, I can find out this new field (Zcode) appear in MM02.
but, the data of Zcode can not be store in MARA.

Hi:
the exactly problem is I don't know how to read this screen field value, and how to transfer to wmara-Zcode.
anybody can help me?
thanks
Henry

How to activate the transparent table along with append structure

Hi,
I add the new fields in existing append structure on tale VBAP.
Initially i provide them the data type as Char with length 20.
Similarly i added the fields in user exit on scree 8459 to add fields on screen.
Until this eveything was working fine.
Then my functional consultant ask me to delete one field from structure and change the length of other data types to 40 characters.
I done this changes but when i go to activate that append structure its giving me error that certan structures in which it is been used are not adjusted and activated.
The table is not adjusted through SE14 - Database Utlity.
Its showing me that Runtime Object and Transparent table are different and not consistent.
Can i delete the runtime object?
The domains which i ave changed are also not geing activated.
Suggest me the node of problem and solution also.
What should be the problem.
What should i do to solve the problem.
Suggest me the solution if any.

Give a trail that instead of activating all together, activate low-level objects (domains, data elements etc)first and then high levels (structures, tables) individually. With this approach you could find the errors easily and can resolve quickly.
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What is diff b/w Include Structure and Append Structure at Database Level

Hi Experts,
Could you please let me know what is the main difference between .Include Structure and .Append Structure at SE11?
Thanks in advance and for good answer will give good points.
Sekhar

Hi,
1. Append Structures
Append structures can only be assigned to a single table.
Append structures are created in the custome rnamespace ( ZZ or YY)
In case of new versions of the standard table during upgrade, the append structures are automatically appended to the new version of the standard table
Append structures can not be used with cluster and pool tables
Append structures are created in transaction SE11. Display the standard table fields and press the Append structure button.
When you press the button, SAP sugests a name for the new append structure. After you has accepted the name,
a screen will be shown where you can enter the new fields.
Remember to activate.
2. Customizing Includes
Some of the SAP standard tables contains special include statements called Customizing includes. In contrast to Append structures,
Note that customizing includes are created by SAP, but the customer supply the fields for the include.
Customizing includes begin with CI_ and is part of the customer namespace
One Customizing include can be inserted into more than one table.
You can find Customizing includes in SE11 under structures.
Try to take a look at table RKPF which uses the Customizing include CI_COBL (In an IDES system). Next try to add a field to CI_COBL, and activate it. If you go back to table RKPF you will se that your new field has been added.
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Ferry Lianto

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