SAP ABAP Data Element IW_RELEASE (Release of SAP System)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   KM-KW (Application Component) Knowledge Warehouse
     SIWB (Package) Information Workbench
Basic Data
Data Element IW_RELEASE
Short Description Release of SAP System  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type IW_RELEASE    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 12    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 12    
Value Table IWRELEASE    
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 Release 
Medium 11 SAP Release 
Long 11 SAP Release 
Heading 45 Release of SAP System 
Documentation

Definition

SAP System Release for the Info Objects.

Use

The Release determines which Info Objects are displayed and can be edited.

If an Info Object has not been edited for this Release, the most recent older version is used. A new version is created for this Release when the Info Object is checked out, edited with the Info Object Editor and checked in again.

Procedure

Enter the SAP Release for which you want to display or edit Info Objects.

Examples

Dependencies

For each Release only the last version checked in is available. Do not checkout Info Objects which you want to change in a recent Release (e.g. 4.5A) and check them back in again under an earlier Release (e.g. 4.0B).

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20050314 
SAP Release Created in