SAP ABAP Data Element ACTIV_DCM (Version Management in Purchasing Active)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   ⤷ MM-PUR (Application Component) Purchasing
     ⤷ MEDCM (Package) Purchasing: Change Management

Basic Data

Data Element	ACTIV_DCM
Short Description	Version Management in Purchasing Active

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

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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	Version
Medium	15	Version Active
Long	30	Version Management Active
Heading	5	Act.

Documentation

Definition

Indicates whether or not the version management facility is active.

Use

You can specify whether or not it is possible to create different versions of documents belonging to a certain combination of document category, document type, and purchasing organization.

Note
In the case of purchase requisitions, the version management facility is activated independently of the purchasing organisation. Therefore, do not populate the purchasing organization field.

Dependencies

Example

If you select the indicator for the combination purchasing organization 0001, document category purchase order, and document type NB, you will be able to create different versions of purchase orders of type NB belonging to purchasing organization 0001.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20010830
SAP Release Created in	46C