SAP ABAP Data Element AD_GROUP (Address Group (Key) (Business Address Services))
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-SRV-ADR (Application Component) Address Management/Business Address
     ⤷ SZAD (Package) SAP Technology - Business Services: Address Management
Basic Data
Data Element AD_GROUP
Short Description Address Group (Key) (Business Address Services)  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type AD_GROUP    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 4    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 4    
Value Table TSAD7    
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name ADDR_GROUP   
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No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Addr. grp. 
Medium 15 Address group 
Long 20 Address group 
Heading 10 Key 
Documentation

Definition

The address group is a classification of all centrally stored addresses. Every address is assigned to a group when it is created. Address groups are generally defined by an SAP application object.

If an address is to be referenced by several objects, it can be assigned to further groups.

Addresses are assigned by calling function modules in the SAP application programs and this requires further adjustments in the affected applications.

Address assignment to further address groups by the end user is not supported.

Use

Specification of the address group - explicitly or by the application program - searches among all addresses.

When addresses are maintained using the parameter transaction SADR, an authorization check is performed, in which authorizations can be assigned by address group.

Procedure

Dependencies

Valid address groups are maintained in table TSAD7. The following naming convention applies for the four-character key:

  • For customers
    The first character must be "Y" or "Z"
  • For SAP
    The first two characters correspond to the application ID, the last two characters can be assigned as desired, for example, as numbers.

Examples

For example, the following can be used as application IDs:
SD Sales and distribution
ME Materials management
CA Cross application
SO SAP office
and so on.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20110908 
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