SAP ABAP Data Element /BOBF/OBM_ALTKEY_KEY (Alternative Key)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_BS_FND (Software Component) SAP Business Suite Foundation
   ⤷ AP-RC-BOF-CFN (Application Component) Business Object Processing Framework Configuration
     ⤷ /BOBF/CONFIGURATION (Package) Business Object Processing Configuration

Basic Data

Data Element	/BOBF/OBM_ALTKEY_KEY
Short Description	Alternative Key

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	/BOBF/CONF_KEY
Data Type	RAW	Uninterpreted sequence of bytes
Length	16
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	32
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Documentation

Definition

An alternative key is a defined set of attributes of a business object node that is unique for each node instance.

Use

An alternative key can be used to identify a business object node. Multiple alternative keys can be defined for a business object node.

Dependencies

Example

The key of the root node of the business object outbound delivery is a (non-readable) GUID. One alternative key is the readable internal number that is also unique and identifies this node instance, which is defined on the root node (the business object instance).

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20130604
SAP Release Created in	702