Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN⤷
FI-LOC (Application Component) Localization⤷
ID-DMEE (Package) International Development: Data Medium Exchange Engine
Basic Data
| Data Element | DMEE_KEY_FIELD |
| Short Description | DMEE: sort field is key field |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | DMEE_KEY_FIELD | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 1 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 1 | |
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Further Characteristics
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| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Key field |
| Medium | 15 | Key field |
| Long | 20 | Key field |
| Heading | 15 | Key field |
Documentation
Definition
If a sort field is additionally marked as a key field, then a change to the value in this field causes the corresponding format level to end.
It is essential that the key fields are defined correctly to ensure that during file generation, the sequence of the different levels are output as they are defined in the format.
Example
Data medium for payment transactions
In the format tree, segment COMPANY_CODE_ADDRESS is defined on level 1. If there are several paying company codes in the payment data, then this segment is to be written to the file exactly once for each company code.
In this case, the FPAYH-ZBUKR field is a sort field on level 1, for which the "Key field" indicator must also be set.
When a file is generated, the segment COMPANY_CODE_ADDRESS is output automatically as soon as the value in the FPAYH-ZBUKR field changes, meaning as soon as a payment that contains a new paying company code is processed.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20000104 |
| SAP Release Created in |
