SAP ABAP Data Element CLB_REQUEST_METHOD (Collaboration: Request Method for Communication (http))

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_REQUEST_METHOD
Short Description	Collaboration: Request Method for Communication (http)

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	CLB_ACCESS_METHOD
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	6
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	6
Value Table

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Req. Meth.
Medium	15	Requst Method
Long	40	Request Method for Communication
Heading	10	Req. Meth.

Documentation

Definition

The Request Method defines the type of communication that must be specified for the given communication channel.
It indicates the desired action to be performed on the identified resource.

Use

For the communication via REST the http client is used. In this case the most prominent request methods are POST and GET. Further options would be DELETE, PUT,....

Dependencies

The value is transferred to the http client (cl_http_client), and invalid values will be refused by this authority.

Example

History

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