SAP ABAP Data Element EDX_CHANGE_COUNTER (EDX: Change Counter for a Message)
Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   FIN-FSCM (Application Component) Financial Supply Chain Management
     EDX (Package) EDX: Electronic Data Xchange
Basic Data
Data Element EDX_CHANGE_COUNTER
Short Description EDX: Change Counter for a Message  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type     Direct Type Entry
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type      
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 5    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 5    
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 Chnge Cntr 
Medium 20 Change Counter 
Long 30 Message Change Counter 
Heading 40 Message Change Counter 
Documentation

Definition

Whenever the system sends a change to a purchase order (purchase order change), a change number is added to this message. This number is a record of the number of changes that have already been made to this purchase order.

The counter is required because a message must always be identified by a unique number (document number + change number) at the service provider.

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History
Last changed by/on SAP  20100310 
SAP Release Created in 604