SAP ABAP Data Element USMD_USAGE_TYPE (Storage and Use Type)
Hierarchy
☛ MDG_FND (Software Component) MDG Foundation
   ⤷ CA-MDG-AF (Application Component) Application Framework
     ⤷ USMD1 (Package) Master Data: Data Modeling
Basic Data
Data Element USMD_USAGE_TYPE
Short Description Storage and Use Type  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type USMD_USAGE_TYPE    
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    
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Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 SU Type 
Medium 20 Storage/Use Type 
Long 30 Storage and Use Type 
Heading 30 Storage and Use Type 
Documentation

Definition

Represents a meaningful combination of the following settings:

  • Generation of the database tables for the storage of master data by the system.

  • Edition-dependency

    This setting determines whether the validity of the data is edition dependent (limited) or edition independent (unlimited).

  • Only check tables or text tables available, no other attributes
  • Whether or not you can change the master data
  • No base entity type; defined by relationships to other base entity types

Use

You use the storage and use type (SU type) to determine which of the following options should apply for the entity type:

  • 1 - Changeable via Change Request; Generated Database Tables
    • The master data can only be changed with a change request.
      • You can only create change requests for entity types with this SU type. When you define edition types, you can also only assign entity types with this SU type.
    • The system generates the database tables required for storing the master data. The edition number is a key field of the tables.
      • If you assign a data element to the entity type and there are values in a value table of the domain that is assigned to this data element, note the following: The values in the generated database tables are independent of the values in the domain value table.
    • In data modeling, you can assign simple attributes to the entity type or assign it other entity types using relationships.
  • 2 - Changeable w/o Change Request; Generated Check/Text Tables
    • The master data can be changed without a change request.
      • For entity types of this SU type, the system only generates only one edition-independent check and text table for storing the master data.
      If you assign a data element to the entity type and there are values in a value table of the domain that is assigned to this data element, note the following: The values in the generated check table and text table are independent of the values in the domain value table.
    • In data modeling, you cannot assign attributes to the entity type, nor can you use the entity type in the following relationships:
      • - In relationships with Referencing as the relationship type you cannot use the entity type as a to-entity type.
      - In Leading relationships with an entity type that has SU type 4 as the to-entity type, you cannot use entity types with this SU type as the from-entity type.
      For more information, see SAP Library under SAP ERP Central Component -> Accounting -> Financial Master Data Management -> Configuration -> Structure of the Data Model and Database Tables.
  • 3 - Not Changeable via MDG; No Generated Tables
    • The master data cannot be changed by Master Data Governance (MDG).
    • The system does not generate database tables for storing the master data. Instead, the system derives the available values from the domain that is assigned to the data element # either from the assigned value table or from the domain fixed values.
    • In data modeling, you cannot assign attributes to the entity type, nor can you use the entity type in the following relationships:
      • - In relationships with Referencing as the relationship type, you cannot use the entity type as a to-entity type.
      - In Leading relationships with an entity type that has SU type 4 as the to-entity type, you cannot use entity types with this SU type as the from-entity type.
      For more information, see SAP Library under SAP ERP Central Component -> Accounting -> Financial Master Data Management -> Configuration -> Structure of the Data Model and Database Tables.
      Note
      Entity types with storage and use type 3 are not processed in MDG but, instead, are required because relationships with these entity types are defined for another entity type. An example of this could be the entry of countries.
  • 4 - Changeable via Other Entity Type; Generated Database Tables
    • The master data can only be changed with a change request. Entity types with this SU type (4) must be assigned as the to-entity type in a Leading relationship to an entity type with SU type 1 as the from-entity type. The change request of the second entity type can then be used to process the master data of this entity type.
    • The system generates the database tables required for storing the master data. The edition number is a key field of the tables.
    • In data modeling, you can assign simple attributes to the entity type or assign it other entity types using relationships.

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Example

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20130604 
SAP Release Created in 604