SAP ABAP Data Element AUTO_GENER (Indicator: Suppress automatic regeneration?)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       GBAS (Package) FI-SL Customizing / integration / Basis
Basic Data
Data Element AUTO_GENER
Short Description Indicator: Suppress automatic regeneration?  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type XFELD    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Supp.gen. 
Medium 15 Suppress gen. 
Long 20 Not automatic 
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Documentation

Definition

When you generate a report group, ABAP programs are created from the definitions of the reports and sets used in the report group; these ABAP programs create the desired reports. All definitions and sets are also stored in a special file. When you execute the report group, the system only accesses this file.

If the report group, a report of the report group, or an object used in the report (set, variable) is changed, the report group needs to be regenerated so that the changes are valid. In this case, the status of the affected report groups is set to "Generation required".

When calling a report group with the status "Generation required", the report group is automatically regenerated as long as the "Suppress automatic regeneration" indicator is not set.

Setting the "Suppress automatic regeneration" indicator ensures that a report groups with the status "Generation required" are not automatically regenrated. In this case, a warning is output when the report group is called, noting that the report group is not current. If the report group is not regenerated, it can only be executed with the definitions contained at the time of the last generation.

Note:
Even if this indicator is set, report groups are automatically regenerated after the import of a support package or after a release change. An automatic regeneration is also completed if the programs generated or saved definitions and sets are for some reason deleted.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20100310 
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