SAP ABAP Data Element W3MODSTFL (WAB: Flow Logic - Module Attribute STATEFUL)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-DWB-TOO-WAB (Application Component) Web Application Builder
     SW3_TOOL (Package) ITS Connection: Tool
Basic Data
Data Element W3MODSTFL
Short Description WAB: Flow Logic - Module Attribute STATEFUL  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR1_X    
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 Stateful 
Medium 15 Stateful 
Long 20 Stateful 
Heading Stateful 
Documentation

Definition

Connection type: With state

This is a dedicated RFC connection opened in a specified user context.

RFC connections with state are kept open as long as the user session is active in the Web browser and are ended when the user ends the session or when a session times out.

Calls with state use an existing connection with the logon information of a specific user. In this case, the succeeding calls depend on the outcome of the previous state and from the user that executed the call.

After called, the RFC connection to the external system is kept open and used for succeeding calls with state.

As long as a connection with state is not explicitly closed (with event ~logoff ) only a timeout will close the connection.

Connection type: Stateless

This is a reusable RFC connection opened in a non-specific user context.

Stateless RFC connections are used for one call (one query / response cycle) and then closed.

Stateless calls are used where succeeding calls are not dependent on the previous state or on which user executed the call. Stateless calls are useful for operations such as catalog searches.

Calls are by default states. You do not need to explicity define a stateless call.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20001108 
SAP Release Created in 46D