SAP ABAP Data Element DRF_FILTER_OBJECT (Filter Object)
Hierarchy
SAP_BS_FND (Software Component) SAP Business Suite Foundation
   CA-MDG-DRF (Application Component) Data Replication Framework
     DRF_DDIC (Package) Data Replication Framework: Data Dictionary & Customizing
Basic Data
Data Element DRF_FILTER_OBJECT
Short Description Filter Object  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type DRF_FILTER_OBJECT    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 10    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 10    
Value Table DRFC_FOBJ    
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID DRFFOBJ  
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 FilterObj. 
Medium 15 Filter Object 
Long 20 Filter Object 
Heading 15 Filter Object 
Documentation

Definition

Determines which data can be selected and transfered to a target system during data replication.

Use

You can use the filter object to specify which data can be transferred to a target system using one or more outbound services. Usually, a filter object is equal to the main database table of an enterprise service. One such example is table MARA for services that transfer material data. The corresponding outbound implementation supplies a corresponding explicit simple filter. You can define this filter in the SAP Easy Access menu under Cross Application Components -> Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications -> Master Data Governance -> Define Filter Criteria.

You can also include a filter object in a outbound implementation with a different main database table.

Dependencies

You can define filter objects in Customizing for Cross-Application Components under Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications -> Master Data Governance -> General Settings -> Data Replication -> Enhance Default Settings for Outbound Implementations -> Define Filter Objects. You can assign several filters to one filter object.

You can assign filter objects to business objects in Customizing for Cross-Application Components under Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications -> Master Data Governance -> General Settings -> Data Replication -> Enhance Default Settings for Outbound Implementations -> Define Business Objects and Object Identifiers -> Define Business Objects Available for Replication.

You specify which filter objects are available in a particular outbound implementation in Customizing for Cross-Application Components under Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications -> Master Data Governance -> General Settings -> Data Replication -> Enhance Default Settings for Outbound Implementations -> Define Outbound Implementations.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20110908 
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