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TABLE MAINTENANCE GENERATOR and ITS EVENTS

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TABLE MAINTENANCE GENERATOR and

ITS EVENTS

What is table maintenance generator?

Table Maintenance Generator is a tool used to customize the tables created by end users and can be changed as required,

such as making an entry to that table, deleting an entry etc.

In other words, table maintenance generator is a user interface tool which is used to change the entry of the table or delete

an entry from the table or create an entry for the table.

Prerequisite

To make this feature work care should be taken while creating the database table that in the 'Delivery and Maintenance' tab,

the 'Table View Maint.' should have the "Maintenance allowed" property defined.

Transaction Codes

SE54: Generate Table Maintenance Dialog

SE55: Table view maintenance DDIC call

SE56: Table view display DDIC call

SE57: Deletion of Table Maintenance

SM30: Maintenance Table Views:

Implementation of table maintenance generator for a custom table

Go to SE11 and create a table with the fields as per the requirement.

In table change mode, click on Utilities and then click on Table maintenance generator.

Following screen will be displayed for setting up the Maintenance generator

Following are the available options, choose them accordingly

Authorization Group : If the table needs to be maintained by only particular group of people, then the Authorization group

needs to be filled otherwise fill it as NC. To maintain the authorization group refer to SU21.

Function group is the name to which the generated maintenance modules will belong to.

Generally Function Group name can be same as table name.           

Maintenance screens:  Maintenance can be done in 2 ways

 1. Maintenance and Overview both on one screen

 2. Maintenance on one screen and Overview on another screen.

Provide the desired screen numbers.

After saving the changes, go to SM30 for maintaining the table.

Modifications Available in Table Maintenance

The Function Group created will be having the code and screens used in maintenance.

We can alter the way Maintenance data and screens are viewed by making the appropriate changes in the Function Group

and its screens.

Screen Alterations

Maintenance screen can be altered in a way that, if a field needs to be non-editable or default name appearing on the

maintenance screen for any field needs to be changed then following steps can be used to do the same

Go To Environment -> Modification ->  Maintenance Screens

A field can be made non editable by simply unchecking that input checkbox for that field.

So the maintenance screen will appear like the one below

Similarly, the screen name of any of the fields appearing on the maintenance window can also be changed by changing the

Name on the layout window of that field.

Table Maintenance Events

The value to be displayed on the maintenance screen for any field can also be altered as per the requirement like for every

new entry in the table one of the field should have the constant value appearing automatically. For this purpose, the event

needs to be chosen which performs the action. In this case event  "05 creating a new entry".

List of Events available in Table maintenance

01         Before saving the data in the database

02         After saving the data in the database

03         Before deleting the data displayed

04         After deleting the data displayed

05         Creating a new entry

06         After completely performing the function 'Get original'

07         Before correcting the contents of a selected field

08         After correcting the contents of a selected field

09         After getting the original of an entry

10         After creating the header entries for the change task (E071)

11         After changing a key entry for the change task (E071K)

12         After changing the key entries for the change task (E071K)

13         Exit editing (exit main function module)

14         After lock/unlock in the main function module

15         Before retrieving deleted entries

16         After retrieving deleted entries

17         Do not use. Before print: Event 26

18         After checking whether the data has changed

19         After initializing global variables, field symbols, etc.

20         after input in date sub screen (time-dep. tab. /views)

21         Fill hidden fields

22         Go to long text maintenance for other languages

23         Before calling address maintenance screen

24         After restricting an entry (time-dep. tab./views)

25         Individual authorization checks

26         Before creating a list

27         After creation or copying a GUID (not a key field)

28         After entering a date restriction for time-dep. views

AA        Instead of the standard data read routine

AB        Instead of the standard database change routine

AC        Instead of the standard 'Get original' routine

AD       Instead of the standard RO field read routine

AE        Instead of standard positioning coding

AF        Instead of reading texts in other languages

AG       Instead of 'Get original' for texts in other languages

AH        Instead of DB change for texts in other languages

ST        GUI menu main program name

AI         Internal use only

For selecting the events follow the path as

Environment ->  Modification -> Events

Click on New Entries tab and Choose 05.

In form routine enter "FETCH_VALUE" and click on EDITOR.

Go to the events and in the form routine: FETCH_VALUE, write the desired code:

Like :  ZCHC_ORD_REL-SYUNAME = sy-uname.

Check the same by adding some entries through SM30:

Add a Transaction to the Table with Table Maintenence Generator

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This Page will help you to create a transaction for the table maintenence generator which can be used to add entries and do

modifications through it.

after you have finised making the table.......

Go to the utilities tab......and in that....go to the table maintenence Generator...

after this you come to the transaction sm30....

Enter the highlighted fields.

Making the Function Group is must......accordingly the programs will be generated internally...

 You can make it a single step as well as two steps also...

in the single step you can enter the values on the on screen wherees in the twp steps if you double click on new entries a

other screen comes where you can individually create the paricular entries....

 The screen numbers for the both screen are to be assigned if two steps radiobutton is checked  otherwise only overview

screen number is required.

After doing this ,

  go to se93 transaction to maintain transaction.....

Enter the transactiopn name that you want to create....

as shown..

.

and then you come on the pop-up screen where you need to enter these informations...

then.....

Now ,save your transaction.....

you can now use this transcation to maintain the table.