SAP ABAP IMG Activity ISP_IS_LDWDB_FELDKEI (Maintain Self-Defined Field Catalogs)
Hierarchy
☛ IS-M (Software Component) SAP MEDIA
   ⤷ IS-M (Application Component) SAP Media
     ⤷ JAS (Package) Application development R/3 Publishing Advertising System***
IMG Activity
ID ISP_IS_LDWDB_FELDKEI Maintain Self-Defined Field Catalogs  
Transaction Code S_KK4_74001645   IMG Activity: ISP_IS_LDWDB_FELDKEI 
Created on 19990816    
Customizing Attributes ISP_IS_LDWDB_FELDKEI   Maintain self-defined field catalogs 
Customizing Activity ISP_IS_LDWDB_FELDKEI   Maintain self-defined field catalogs 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name ISP_IS_LDWDB_FELDKEI    

In this IMG activity, you can create, change, delete and display field catalogs.

Requirements

If you want to create a field catalog which is to contain fields from several different applications, you can either create a self-defined application or use application 41 (Logistics General).

Standard settings

SAP provides some sample field catalogs for each application.

You cannot change these field catalogs, however you can extend them by adding your own field catalogs.

Activities

  1. Specify a name and a description for the field catalog you want to create in the field Field catalog.
  2. Assign the field catalog to an application.
  3. Define the catalog category.
  4. Press ENTER.

    You branch to the maintenance screen of the individual fields of the catalogs.

  5. Depending on the catalog category you have chosen, select Edit -> Characteristics or Key figures or Date.

    Two dialog boxes are displayed for selecting the fields.

    One dialog box lists the fields you have already selected. Choose Selection list to select further fields.

    If you have not yet selected any fields, the second dialog box is displayed at the same time.

    The second dialog box consists of two lists. The list on the right contains all source tables from which you can select fields for the field catalogs. In this case, only the source tables valid for the selected application are displayed.

  6. If you want to display the fields of a certain source table, you can select this by double-clicking on it.

    The list on the left shows the fields of the selected source table.

  7. If you want to copy a field from the list into your field catalog, position the cursor on the corresponding field name and choose Copy.

    The selected field is marked and copied into the list of the already selected fields.

    Note

    When you select the source tables and fields, the respective descriptions are displayed.

    You can use the Switch display function to display the technical names (table and field names from the Data Dictionary).

  8. Press Copy + close to branch to the list of the selected fields.

    You can now also edit this list, i.e. you can change the sequence in which the fields appear, delete fields from the list or add new fields from the source tables.

  9. The sequence of the selected characteristics can be changed as follows:
    1. Select the characteristic, or a block of characteristics that is to be moved. The selection can be made using the icon Select/Deselect or Select block, or with a double click. The icon move is displayed.
    2. Position your cursor on a different characteristic and choose the icon Move.
      The characteristic or block of characteristics you initially selected will now be inserted above the second selected characteristic.
  10. To copy the selected fields to your field catalog, choose Copy.
  11. Save the field catalog.

Additional information

When you copy fields, two different types of information are proposed:

  • Source table / source field

    This information is primarily required to update statistical data.

    When you define the update rules, this information is proposed as source fields.

    Note

    It is not absolutely essential that you specify a source field.

    If you are using fields in the field catalogs that are to be derived from a formula during the update, then you are not recommended to specify a source field, as it does not make sense. The same applies if you want to include counters (for example, the number of order items) in the field catalog.

    Please refer to the chapter Updating Definition for more information on how to use formulas and counters.

  • Reference table / reference field

    The reference field specifies the technical attributes of a field. When information structures are generated, the reference field is used as a template for the technical attributes of the new Data Dictionary field.

    Source field and reference field are usually identical.

    Note

    An different reference field is always required if the field in an information structure must have different technical attributes to those of the source field.

    This is often the case for key figures, for example. The aggregation of many pieces of information from documents to one piece of cumulated information in the information structure means that a larger field is required to contain longer numbers. In this case, the technical attributes of the field to be generated in the information structure must be different to those of the source field from document processing.

    Another example is if you wish to use your own texts. Here, too, you need a reference field that is different from the source field.

    Please refer to the chapter on Technical Information for Field Catalogs for more information on the definition of new reference fields.

Further notes

Field catalogs for the media-specific components are delivered in the following name ranges:

  • Media Sales and Distribution: V1*, V2*, V3*, V4*
  • Advertising Management: VA*, VF*

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 207   Establish Reporting 
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 ISP_IS_LDWDB_FELDKEI 0 I170007158 Information System for Media Sales and Distribution 
SIMG ISP_IS_LDWDB_FELDKEI 1 O I170007159  
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
MC_FIELDCA T - Individual transaction object MC18 ISP0000001 Create Field Catalog 
MC_FIELDCA T - Individual transaction object MC19 ISP0000002 Change Field Catalog 
MC_FIELDCA T - Individual transaction object MC20 ISP0000003 Display Field Catalog 
IMGDUMMY D - Dummy object J-05 ISP-IS0024 Overview list of field catalogs 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991115 
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