Have you ever considered creating a SAP maintenance view? If you have application objects that are complicated in nature, you certainly should consider it. Such a view is usually a table made up of different combinations of data in your original tables based on the kind of information that you want to access. Therefore, by creating the view, you will be able maintain application object data in one area even when the nature varies. The changes will then be redistributed to the database.
You need to be aware of the process of creating a SAP maintenance view. This will reduce the time you require to create new data or modify and save existing data.
How to Create a Maintenance View in SAP
SE54, which is the transaction Generate Table View is the resource that you will utilize to processing programs, screens and other maintenance mechanisms. It will enable you to create user-friendly maintenance views.
The short text field can be used to store short explanations. These can be used to search for the view you want in the future. You can use the Tables/Join conditions tab page to access Tables. This will allow you access to the primary table. You can add multiple primary tables to the view at this time. Remember that you must use a foreign key in order to link tables to the primary tables. That is the condition for accessing the tables within the maintenance view.
The connection can be done by going to Relationships. This can be done when you place the cursor on the primary table. All the relationships of a foreign key nature will then appear. Select the one you want and then select Copy. The secondary table with the foreign key will appear on the maintenance view. All the foreign key-related joint conditions will be displayed.
You need to select the fields that you want to see on the view. You can select them by accessing the View fields tab. You can then go to the Table fields. A display box will appear and you can select the tables you would like to see on the view. Select the fields in the first column and choose Copy.
Do you have any restrictions that you want to set with regard to the data that will appear on the SAP maintenance view? You can select the conditions via the Selection conditions tab.
You need to specify the maintenance status of the view you have created. That can be done via the Maintenance Status page. You will then be able to define how your view data will be accessed through SM30, which is the standard maintenance transaction.
After that, you can select the activation sign. The long will be written then. This will help you determine if you made any errors during the creation of your maintenance view.
Conclusion
When you use maintenance views within SAP, your life can get much easier. You do not need to access data records individually, because you can do that within the maintenance view. You should therefore always opt for a SAP maintenance view where possible to enhance your business operations.