SAP ABAP Data Element RS_UPDMETHOD (Method for Characteristic Derivation)
Hierarchy
SAP_BW (Software Component) SAP Business Warehouse
   BW-WHM-DST (Application Component) Data Staging
     RSAU (Package) Update
Basic Data
Data Element RS_UPDMETHOD
Short Description Method for Characteristic Derivation  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type RSBOOL    
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 Selection 
Medium 18 Char. Derivation 
Long 39 Char. Derivation 
Heading 39 Char. Derivation 
Documentation

Definition

You use the calculation method to control if and how a key field is updated in the data target.

Source field: The key field is filled directly from the selected field in the InfoSource.

Constant: The key field is not filled by the InfoSource. Instead it is filled directly by the specified value.

Formula: The key field is filled by a formula.

Master data attribute for: The key field is filled by reading the master data from another field in the InfoSource. If the attribute is time-dependent, you must also determine when you want the read to take place; the current date (sy-date), at the start or end of a period ( determined by a time-characteristic in the InfoSource) or on a constant date that you specify directly. The sy-date is used by default.

Routine: The key field is filled by an ABAP routine written by you.

Blank: The key field is not filled. It remains empty.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20130604 
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