SAP ABAP Data Element GENSTAT (Status when Generating Objects)

Hierarchy

☛ IS-M (Software Component) SAP MEDIA
   ⤷ IS-M (Application Component) SAP Media
     ⤷ JSD (Package) Appl. dev. R/3 Publishing Sales and Distribution System

Basic Data

Data Element	GENSTAT
Short Description	Status when Generating Objects

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	GENSTAT
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	2
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	2
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	GenStat.
Medium	15	Gener. Status
Long	20	Generation Status
Heading	10	GenStat.

Documentation

Definition

The generation status indicates the status of the objects to be generated. Not all statuses can be set manually.

The following generation statuses are possible:

• First generation
• Repeat generation
• Manual creation
• Manual creation completed
• To be deleted
• Generation successful (generation OK)
• Deletion successful (deletion OK)

Example

An object that is to be generated might pass through the following statuses:

• First generation
• Generation OK
• Repeat generation
• Generation OK

Supplementary Documentation - GENSTAT 0001

Note

Please note, if the object to be generated is an edition:
The generation status of an edition cannot be changed if the generation period overlaps with a period for which planning has already been completed successfully.

Supplementary Documentation - GENSTAT 0002

Use

Special feature if the object to be generated is a truck route:
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The generation status for a truck route cannot be changed if the generation interval is entirely in the past.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20050224
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