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createdbySPROonMay9,20127:01AM,lastmodifiedbySPROonMay9,20127:25AM

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DearAll,

LetmeremindyouhowtodosomecleaningstuffinABAPtables.

SomeofyouwouldcryMate,itisnotrecommendedbySAP!!!Neverdoit!!!!
AndIwouldreplythemRelaxanddonotworry.Thedoctorknowswhattocut))

LetsplayinQAsystem(learnandpracticeinQA,afterthatyouwouldusePROD)

Ifyouhaveanauthorizationfordebuggingpleasefollowmystepsbelow:

IambasedonfactthatyoualreadyknowWHICHrecordtofix.

(Thetablebelowistakenasexample)

1.RunSE11foryourparticulartableandfindoutyourparticularrecord.IusuallyusetheTableContentsDisplay:

2.Type/handhitEnter

1.3.Makesurethedebuggingmodeisswitchedon:

4.

4.HitEnteragain

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5.Getthenextdebugscreen.Doubleclickonwordcodeandgetthe'Variables1'tabpopulated:

6.ClickonPenciltogettheEditmode:

7.Nowtypethe'magicword'whatyouneed.
foreditionitisEDIT
fordeletionitisDELE
(someotherparametersalsoexist)

wearecurrentlydoingEDIT(andgoingtochangetherecord):

8.HitEnterandF8:

9.Andsystemwillopentherecord.FixitandhitSave:

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10.Therecordafterouredition:

11.IfyoumneedtodeletetherecordpleaseusethecodeDELE(Ihavetakenanotherrecordforthat)andhitF8:

12.systemofferstodeleterecordconfirmit:

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andissuesthefollowing:

Nowrefreshyourtablecontentsandmakesurethechanges/deletionshavebeendone.

Nothingspecial,justsometechnicaltricks.Youcantalktoabapertoclarifythat.

Pleaseremember.

Thedebugmodeisyourownrisk.Youcandamagedataorevenlostit.

Goodluck

Regards,
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JigneshMehtaMay25,201212:52PM

ThankyouMr.PPIO.GoodDocument.
Like(2)

NarendraKonnipatiMay25,20123:04PM

HiPPIO,

yourdocisverynice

thanksputtingthesedoc

Naren
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KrishnaMohanJun25,20122:47PM

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ThankyouMr.PIPO..Veryinformative..

Regards
Krishna..
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igorraoffAug30,201212:25PM

Veryinterestingthing.Tnxyou!
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venugopalareddyvenuAug30,201212:49PM

verygoodinformation
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MohitPandyaNov29,20126:53AM

Reallysomethingnewforlearn
yourdocissimplenice&understandingsothankyourverymuchforthisdocument
Reallygooddude
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MujeebAhmedNov29,20128:51AM(inresponsetoMohitPandya)

VeryGoodInformation!!
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avanishgulateeMar22,20138:30AM

HiPIPO,
thanksforpostingsuchawonderfuldocument.Canyoudefinetheprocessinbriefhowtochangethe
entriesthroughSE16N.
thanks.
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NarendraKonnipatiMar22,20138:47AM(inresponsetoavanishgulatee)

Dear,

Firstofall,ifyouwanttochangethedatainTablelevel,youhavetosomeauthorizationsfor
changingdatainSE16orSE16N.

Ifyoudontmind,pleasehavealookintobelowdocument.Ihavecreatedthisdocumentin
oneofthemyearlierproject.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?
a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.2&thid=13cb9106c6af86c4&mt=application/vnd.openxmlformats
officedocument.wordprocessingml.document&url=https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?
ui%3D2%26ik%3D3061daef2e%26view%3Datt%26th%3D13cb9106c6af86c4%26attid%3D0.2%26disp%3Dsafe%26realattid%3Df_hcx452iy1%26zw&sig=AHIEtbRFI
lAP5SBA4iQWQ

Thanks,

Naren
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JrgenLMar22,20138:54AM

Suchkindofdocumentsshouldbetreatedlikecigaretteboxes.Atleast30%ofthesizeshouldclearly
indicate"....cancauseseriousdamagetothehealthofyourSAPsystem"
Iwouldestimatethat5%oftheissuesreportedinsomeforumsarecausedbythosedoctorswhoget
theinformationfromsuchadocumentinsteadofhavingstudiedforsomeyearslikeotherdoctors.

Andtheauditorsknowaboutsuchactivitiesaswell,henceinthemostbigcompaniesdebuggingin
productionsystemsisdisabled,andincasedebuggingisallowedthenatleastchangingvaluesis
restricted.
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NarendraKonnipatiMar22,20139:12AM(inresponsetoJrgenL)

Jurgen,

Youarereallygreat .(Ihavespentsometimewithmyauditoralso).InoneAssetIssue
,heshouldnotagreewiththistypeofactivitiestodoinPRD.Finally,wemanagement
convincedtohimtodothisinPRD.Hesaidonlyonethingas"thisshouldnotawaytowrite
offyourIssuesinPRD".

Anyway,IappreciateyouJurgenlikeaboveveryGoodExplanation.

Thanks,

Naren
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SPROMar26,20139:48PM(inresponsetoNarendraKonnipati)

tumultuousapplause
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SaiKrishnaSabniveesuMar22,20139:24AM(inresponsetoJrgenL)

HiJurgen,

Verygoodpoint.IamcurrentlyplayingaSoXcontrolownerformyclientERPsystemalong
withmySDconsultantrole.Atanycostwedon'tallowconsultantstodothedebuggingin
PRD.Ifatalltheyhavetodothensystemownerhastoprovidetheapprovalwithwet
signature.

PlayingwithdatathattoinPRDisabsolutelyviolationofcontrols.Wedon'tevenprovide
accesstoPRDforABAPteam.ForfunctionalitsjustdisplayofSE16orSE16n.

@Others:Youmayusetheaboveinformationforyourknowledgesake.Youcan'tdefinitely
tryinPROD.

Regards,SaiKrishna.
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SPROMar26,20139:49PM(inresponsetoSaiKrishnaSabniveesu)

mate,donotplaywithdatainPRDyouwilldamageyoursystem
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SPROMar26,20139:45PM(inresponsetoJrgenL)

Mate,thatisjustyouropinion

Iamhappythatpeoplecandothingslikethishelpingtheirusers
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SrinuSAug26,20135:25PM(inresponsetoJrgenL)

HiJurgen,
Veryimportantinformationprovided.thankyou.
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SrinuSAug26,20135:19PM

HiPipo,
Verygood.usefuldocument.keepitup,

thanks,
srinu.
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LakshmiSamaNov6,201310:00AM

HelloPPIO,

Goodandusefuldoc.keepitup.

Thanks&Regards,
LakshmiS
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shaiksulemanDec20,201311:38AM

VeryGoodDocument
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SAQMDDec21,20136:09AM

DearPPIO,

Byabovemethodyoucanalsoedittheprimarykeysinthetable.forwhichusethecodeifcode=
"ANVO"sothatprimarykeyswillalsobeineditmodeandyoucanverywellchangethepartneretc.

EvenWithANVOyoucanretrievethedeleteddata...Itsreallyawesum.

Regards,
SaherMohammed.
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JrgenLDec20,20132:06PM

andeverythingcanbetraced:
recordedbySystem

Havefunwithsystemlogyourdebuggingactivityisbeing
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