Save only if data changed...

Hi all,
I have a context node with a few attributes. The view has a save button, which saves data to database tables. I need to call the save function only if user has changed any data and not otherwise.
How should I go about for it??
Is using the context change log the only way??? Is there any overhead in using the context change log?? Will it hit the performance of the application??
Regards,
Reema.

I have already tried that...
*         Check if changes are made to the node and sub node
          data: lo_node type ref to if_wd_context_node,
                lo_ele TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_element,
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                lv_node_changed TYPE abap_bool.
*           navigate from <CONTEXT> to <NODE1> via lead selection
            lo_node = wd_context->get_child_node( name = wd_this->wdctx_node1 ).
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          CALL METHOD lo_ele->is_changed_by_client
            receiving
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          IF wd_this->g_user_type = c_merchant.
*           navigate from <NODE1> to <NODE1_1> via lead selection
            lo_node = lo_node->get_child_node( name = wd_this->wdctx_NODE1_1 ).
            CALL METHOD lo_node->is_changed_by_client
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                flag   = lv_node_changed.
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          IF lv_user_changed = abap_true or lv_dept_changed = abap_true.
          ENDIF.
But this returns an initial flag irrespective of whether data has change or not...

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