SAP ABAP IMG Activity GRPC_USERDEFHRDE (Create Data Elements in the ABAP Dictionary)

Hierarchy

☛ GRCFND_A (Software Component) GRC Foundation ABAP
   ⤷ GRC-SPC (Application Component) Process Controls
     ⤷ GRPC_CUSTOMIZING (Package) Customizing

IMG Activity

ID	GRPC_USERDEFHRDE	Create Data Elements in the ABAP Dictionary
Transaction Code	S_GR4_71000107	(empty)
Created on	20090210
Customizing Attributes	GRPC_USERDEFHRDE	Create Data Elements in the ABAP Dictionary
Customizing Activity	GRPC_USERDEFHRDE	Create Data Elements in the ABAP Dictionary

Document

Document Class	SIMG	Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name	GRPC_USERDEFHRDE

Use

In this Customizing activity, you can specify where and how the data for the user-defined fields must be stored in the ABAP dictionary. You create domains and data elements, and then subsequently create a structure that uses these elements.

Note: For the comment and the data in our example, the standard domains can be used. For the dropdown list, you must create a special domain for the domain values .

Requirements

Standard settings

Activities

To create data elements in the ABAP dictionary, you must do the following:

1. Create the domain
2. Create the data elements
3. Arrange the data elements into a structure

Creating the Domain:

1. Select the Domain field, and enter the domain name, for example, ZPC_COSO_REL.
2. Choose Create.
3. Enter the domain description and the data type, for example, - CHAR, length 1.
4. Select the Value Range tab page, and then enter the domain values:
5. In the first empty field at the top, enter a value as the default value.
6. If your organization operates with multiple languages, start transaction SE63 and enter all the languages which your organization is using.
7. Save, check ,and activate the domain.
   You must store the object into your customer-specific package for transporting.

Creating the Data Elements

You must create specific data elements for each field, because the labels of the user interface elements associated with these fields come directly from the data element definition.

1. On the ABAP Dictionary: Initial Screen, select the Data Type field , and then enter ZPC_COSO_REL.
2. Choose Create.
3. Select Data Element.
4. Enter the description and domain for each data element, for example, ZPC_COSO_REL.
5. Select the Field Labels tab page, and enter the text to be used in the UI.
6. Save, check, and activate the data element.
7. Repeat the steps for the following data elements:
• ZPC_COSO_DATE, domain DATS
• ZPC_COSO_COMMENT, domain TEXT100.

Arranging the Data Elements Into a Structure

1. On the ABAP Dictionary: Initial Screen, select the Data Type field , and then enter the name as HRI9nnn, for example, HRI9101.
2. Choose Create.
3. Select Structure.
4. Select the Components tab pae, and create the following fields with their respective data elements :
• ZZCOSO_REL
• ZZCOSO_DATE
• ZZCOSO_COMMENT   

  You must include the fields in the customer namespace. The field name can only be 16 characters long.

5. Save, check, and activate the structure.
6. Include the short text description (mandatory) and the enhancement category by doing the following:
1. Select Extras -> Enhancement category.
2. Sselect Cannot be enhanced, and then choose Copy.

Example

Business Attributes

ASAP Roadmap ID	201	Make global settings
Mandatory / Optional	2	Optional activity
Critical / Non-Critical	2	Non-critical
Country-Dependency	A	Valid for all countries

Assigned Application Components

Documentation Object Class	Documentation Object Name	Current line number	Application Component	Application Component Name
SIMG	GRPC_USERDEFHRDE	0	GR11000001	Process Controls

Maintenance Objects

Maintenance object type

C

Customizing Object

Assigned objects
Customizing Object	Object Type	Transaction Code	Sub-object	Do not Summarize	Skip Subset Dialog Box	Description for multiple selections
IMGDUMMY	D - Dummy object	SE11		☐	☐

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20100331
SAP Release Created in	300