'Change validation' in PU12

This document explains what is change validation concept in PU12 and what are all the options exist in change validation concept . Change validation in PU12 is useful when the information only needs to appear in the export file if the data has changed from the previous time the export was run. Change validation is applicable on PU12 interface level. To achieve this, select the 'change validation' button at the top of the screen. Tcode :PU12

Interface format is defined with below infotypes.

Click on Change validation .

Place the cursor on Objects of change validation and Click on Create. Pop up will be asked to choose the infotypes and all the infotypes defined in interface format will be shown up here.

IT0002,IT0006,IT0008 and IT0014 are selected .

Any field of P0002 ,P0006, P0008 and P0014 can be exported to Pu12 file . Few fields can be deleted like INFTY field becuase always INFTY field will have infotype number even if we change the data also.

To ensure that only fields that have been changed are exported, the 'single field validation' must be assigned at the table level. To do this, select the table and select the single field validation button. Removed all the fields and remaining fields are to be exported to file .

Single field validation shown in the below screen .

If a field is only to be exported once, such as the start and end dates, then this field is made a 'key field'. To accomplish this, select the field and choose the key field button.

If an infotype may have a delimit date, for example IT0014, then the export file will pick up on this change if the 'delimit flag' has been set for this field. To do this, select the relevant field and select the delimit button.

The start and end date of the infotype must be key fields for this functionality to work. If one field is rleated to other field of same infotype or some other infotype we can relate the fields using ''Relations'' option . Suppose , IT0041-DAR01 and DAT01 are related so we can related these fields like below .

Place the cursor on DAR01 and click on relations and select DAT01 from the fields shown in the popup.

Click on icon

to see the relation between fields.

Above screen shot shows relation between fields DAR01 and DAT01. Whenever we have a change in the value of DAR01 ,DAT01 field value also will be moved to PU12 export file.