SAP ABAP Data Element CLIDEP (Flag indicating client-specific entries)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-DWB-DIC-AC (Application Component) Activation Program, Conversion Program, DB Utility, MC, SPDD
     ⤷ SDIC (Package) ABAP Dictionary

Basic Data

Data Element	CLIDEP
Short Description	Flag indicating client-specific entries

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	CLIDEP
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	Cl.-spec.
Medium	18	Client-specific
Long	18	Client-specific
Heading	1	C

Documentation

Definition

This flag indicates whether the table is client-specific. A table is termed client-specific if the client field, that is, a field of data type CLNT is the first field of the table.

Use

In client-specific tables, the client forms part of the table key (in the first key position). If table entries are accessed using SAP SELECT, a check is carried out to ensure that only data from the client in question can be accessed. This is done by adding a WHERE clause 'WHERE CLIENT = SY-MANDT' internally. This then automatically filters out data from this client.

A special ALLCLIENT key word supplement is provided as part of the SELECT syntax for system programs that have to run in several clients.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	19970321
SAP Release Created in