User Tables Naming convention / Namespaces

Question

Dear all,
Does anybody know where to get Informations about SBO NameSpace Conventions ?
I have 2 Questions for naming conventions
1) Creating a UserDefinedTable like this
   Table Name  :  Z_NameSpace_MyTableName
   Is it necessary that any FieldName of the
   table uses the NameSpace Prefix ?
   Like this: NameSpace_PosNo
2) Adding UDF to SBO Tables
   Is it necessary that UDF Fields uses the
   NameSpace Prefix ?
Thanks

Answer 1

Thomas,
The NameSpaces are only used while creating a UserDefined Table.
UserDefined Table :
The convention for the name is NameSpace_MyTableName (without the Z_). Its length can't exceed 19 characters.
When adding a user table, SAP Business One automatically adds the symbol @ as a prefix to the table name. For example: if you add a table named "ABC", the resulting table name will be "@ABC".
When referring to a user defined table you must use the name including the prefix @.
UserDefined Field :
you do not have to add the NameSpace in the name of the field. Its length can't exceed 8 characters.
When you create it using the UserFieldsMD object, the character "U_" will be added to its name, and created in the table.
To conclude, the NameSpace is only used for the table.
The DI API will add @ for the table, and U_ for the field.
You can see SAP note 647987 about NameSpace
Sebastien
Message was edited by: Sébastien Danober