DDIC: Log Data Change - Rating

[GK817]

Hi All,

I am working in system SAP S/4HANA 1909. I have noticed a new setting while creating a database table. I am not aware of functionality, significance or usage of that setting. Please help me if you have an idea:

Regards

Gaurav

[matt]

I've done some digging, and found that the value set here is part of the classification system. That indicates to me that it's a way of documenting why the particular value is set.

There are four values I can see on my system:

• MAY_BE_REQUIRED
• NOT_REQUIRED
• REQUIRED
• UNDEFINED

Where a table I have has been imported from another system (lower release), where table logging is set, the rating is set to REQUIRED, with the reason "Logging is activated in the technical settings"

This is text that you would see with the audit report RDDPRCHK.

Seeing as you're SAP Internal, you could as Michael suggests asks the programmer or the product owner. I'd be interested to see what the definitive answer is.

[michael_piesche]

matthew.billingham , what system did you check? I just got access to a S4HANA ON PREMISE 1909 with SAP_BASIS 754 and I still cant see those settings.

[matt]

Logging has to be turned on for them to appear, it seems. I'm not sure what the version is - but I doubt it's higher than what you're using.

[GK817]

Thanks for trying to help. I will find the definite answer and update it here.

Gaurav

[michael_piesche]

Gaurav Karkara, did you find out anything yet? Would be interested to know what the development team or product owner has to say, if that can be made public of course. Best regards.

[michael_piesche]

Which 'setting' are you referring to? Please be more specific, as you dont mention what setting but just show a screenshot that includes three attributes, and your title hints at Rating, but cant be too sure.

If it is about "Log Changes", please check the SAP ABAP documentation:

https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_753_index_htm/7.53/en-US/abenddic_database_tables_protocol.htm

If it is about "Rating", since I currently only have a 1809 verision available, let me know what the F1-help (Performance Assistant) says, as well as any links like "Application help", infos about the "Technical information".

[BiberM]

Based on the title I suppose he refers to Rating and reason.

I have no System to try: does F1 help say anything more specific?

[GK817]

Thanks for trying to help.

F1 help shows no documentation. That was the first place I looked at.

Gaurav

[michael_piesche]

gaurav.karkara3, ok, so no documentation in F1 help, not even one word?And what about the link "Application help" from the "Performance Assistant" that you get when opening the F1-help?What about the "Technical Information", what about the "Customizing" in case those are available?Are those two fields Rating and Reason part of DDIC table DD09L "DD: Technical settings of tables".

You are hoping to find someone that had 'experience' with these fields already, but since these fields are 'rather new', you should probably contact the product owner or developer directly, you might have the best of luck there.

Otherwise, if you are asking the Community, try to give as much information as possible, so those of us who are interested enough, can also try to figure it out.

[former_member27]

Hi Michael,

Thank you for answering and participating.

Please keep in mind when answering, different people and different cultures often make it sound like they want you to do their work for them, because of that as a team we are trying to encourage the community members who answer and participate to answer in a polite way.

Regards

Dedi

[matt]

Strange comment there. I've read Michaels answers and I can't see anything that could have caused offence. Perhaps the offended person could understand that answers are given by different people from different cultures, and offence may be perceived when none is actually present.

Toleration works both ways.

[thomas_decker]

Changes of configuration data that impact the business processes must be logged due to legal reasons

• Taxation
• Competition Law
• Employment Law
• IT Security

It is requested from customers by auditors

It is mandatory according to the security standard SEC-257.

However, in some situations logging is still not activated. This has good reasons in most cases, and it is also not recommended to enable logging. To document the reason why logging is not active for a configuration table, the possibility was added to explain why logging is deactivated. The explanation is even mandatory for configuration tables if logging is switched off.