SAP ABAP Data Element ECMCTXT (Context)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-GTF-ECM (Application Component) Engineering Change Management
     ⤷ ECM_CUST (Package) Engineering Change Management: Customizing

Basic Data

Data Element	ECMCTXT
Short Description	Context

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	CHAR30
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	30
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	30
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID	ECMCTXT
Default Component name	ACNTXT
Change document	☐
No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
No BIDI Filtering	☐

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Context
Medium	15	Context
Long	20	Context
Heading	30	Validity Context

Documentation

Definition

Character string that identifies a context.

Use

For different organizational units and phases, you can describe an object using different data. Since the context also contains data on validity, with it you define a reference to either dates or parameters (for example, serial number range).

Dependencies

You can use a context hierarchy to map and control complex change processes that need to be organized across different organizational units.

Example

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20041216
SAP Release Created in	2.00