SAP ABAP Data Element CLB_AUTH_METHOD (Collaboration: Authentication Method)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-SRV-STW (Application Component) Social Media ABAP Integration Library
     ⤷ S_CLB_COMMON (Package) Common Objects and Services of the Collaboration Platform

Basic Data

Data Element	CLB_AUTH_METHOD
Short Description	Collaboration: Authentication Method

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	CLB_AUTH_METHOD
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	16
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	16
Value Table	CLBC_AUTH_METH

Further Characteristics

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	8	Authent.
Medium	14	Authentication
Long	14	Authentication
Heading	14	Authentication

Documentation

Definition

An authentication method categorizes the form of authentication in a collaboration platform such as SAP Jam.

Use

The authentication method is used as a filter value for BAdI CLB_AUTHENTICATE; based on the filter value the appropriate BAdI implementation is chosen.

Dependencies

Valid authentication methods are entered in table CLBC_AUTH_METH; for each entry, a corresponding implementation of BAdI CLB_AUTHENTICATE must exist.

The authentication methods are assigned to API methods of the collaboration platform in table CLBC_PTYPE_METH.

Example

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20130604
SAP Release Created in	732