SAP ABAP Data Element RKE_READ_MODE (Type of access used to read CO-PA data)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   ⤷ CO-PA (Application Component) Profitability Analysis
     ⤷ KE_DB (Package) Profitability Analysis, database interface
Basic Data
Data Element RKE_READ_MODE
Short Description Type of access used to read CO-PA data  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type RKE_READ_MODE    
Data Type NUMC   Character string with only digits 
Length 2    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 2    
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 Read mode 
Medium 15 Read mode 
Long 20 Read mode 
Heading 2 RM 
Documentation

Definition

The data element describes the various ways that data can be read in CO-PA.
There are three possible data sources:

  • The summarization levels
  • The segment level
  • The line items

When reading from summarization levels, it is possible to read:

  • The records from the summarization level
  • The line items written since the last time the summarization level was updated (which are therefore not yet considered in the summarization level).

When the line items are accessed, the data can be read according to the current structure of the profitability segments or according to the structure at the time when the line item was posted. The system always takes the current structure when reading from the summarization levels and the segment level.

With the automatic selection of data source, the system starts by searching for an appropriate summarization level. If it cannot find one, it searches for the segment level. If it cannot find this either (perhaps because characteristics have been selected that can only be found in the line items), it will go back to the line items in sessions "12" and "13". (Note: this can lead to performance problems!)

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990318 
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