SAP ABAP Data Element FORCE_SEND (ID: always send control message)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-MID-ALE (Application Component) ALE Integration Technology
     SALE (Package) Application Link Enabling
Basic Data
Data Element FORCE_SEND
Short Description ID: always send control message  
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
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No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Send 
Medium 15 Send 
Long 35 ID: send control message 
Heading 41 ID: always send control message 
Documentation

Definition

The control message is used in serialized distribution to start processing inbound IDocs in a certain serialization group in the receiving system. The control message also contains information about the order the IDocs are to be processed in.

Usually the control message is then only sent after all the IDocs of the serialization group have been successfully dispatched from the sending system. If the flag is set the control message is always sent.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19971219 
SAP Release Created in