SAP ABAP Data Element RSVERSTXT (Text for version)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BW (Software Component) SAP Business Warehouse
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Basic Data
Data Element RSVERSTXT
Short Description Text for version  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type TEXT20    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 20    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 20    
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 Version 
Medium 15 Version 
Long 20 Version 
Heading 20 Version 
Documentation

Definition

Objects of the Business Information Warehouse are run in versions to be able to edit, execute and deliver various characteristic values for an object in parallel..

More specifically, the following versions exist:

  • 'Revised'. This version only exists for the duration of the dialog. Using the function 'save' or 'activate', the revised version is written as an 'M'- or 'A' version on the database.
  • The 'M' version is the first edited and saved version for an object. This version can never be executed/used, it only serves for the simple componentalization for editing and using an object.
  • The 'A' version is the active version; only this version can be executed or used by other objects.
  • The 'D' version is the version delivered by SAP. By running a D' version (that in practice has the character of a template), SAP can deliver objects independently of the customer's active version.

Dependencies

The following operations affect versions:

  • Using the function 'Save', the current, revised version in the dialog is saved in the 'M' version.
  • Using the function 'Activate' the saved 'M' version of the object is updated as an 'A' version, meaning as an active version.
  • Using the function 'Tranfer SAP version', the 'D' version delivered by SAP is transferred into the 'M' version, from where it can then be turned into an active version by activating.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20130604 
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