Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-GTF-CSC (Application Component) Country-Specific Objects⤷
ID-DMEEA (Package) INTDEV: ABA services of Data Medium Exchange Engine
Basic Data
| Data Element | DMEE_FL1_ABA |
| Short Description | DMEE: Delay Output of Segment |
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
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| 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 | Delay Out. |
| Medium | 20 | Delay Outpu |
| Long | 25 | Delay Outpu |
| Heading | 19 | Delay Outpu |
Documentation
Definition
Means that this segment output is delayed until a later point in the file.
Procedure
- Select the Delay Output radio button for the current segment (for which the output is to be delayed). You also need to enter a reference ID for this segment, in the Attributes group box.
- Create another segment in the format tree at the position where you would like this segment to be output. Select the "Include Other Segment" radio button for this second segment, and specify the reference ID of the delayed segment in the Reference node ID field.
Example
Requirement
You need to create a format tree for a format that contains the following three levels:
- Level 1: Company Code
- Level 2: Business Partner
- Level 3: Payment Document
However, the records for the business partner should be not be output until the end of the file.
Solution
Following the procedure listed above, in the segment for the business partner, select the radio button for delaying the segment output. Then, insert another segment at the end of the format tree where the business partner segment is to be output, select the appropriate radio button for this segment, and specify the delayed segment's reference ID.
Output
This example would generate the following file layout:
0001;Company Code 3;Main Street; ...
Document 1; John Miller; ...
Document 2; John Miller; ...
Document 3; Sarah Smith; ...
Document 4; Simon Black; ...
Document 5; Simon Black; ...
Partner 1; John Miller; ...
Partner 2; Sarah Smith;
Partner 3; Simon Black; ...
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20040312 |
| SAP Release Created in | 640 |
