Copying Configuration and Non-User Transactional MDF Data
Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
Use Copy for Configuration and Non-User Transactional MDF Data
Copy objects under Configuration and Non-User Transactional categories
In Manage Data, you can now copy field values from one record to another for MDF objects under Configuration and Non-User Transactional categories.
The following types of data can be copied:
Field values except external codes, business keys, autonumber fields, system fields, and attachments.
Associations, including both Valid When and Composite associations. For a Valid When association, the copied record references to the same target record. For a Composite association, a new record is created with the same field values.
Order of composite children is retained in the copied record.
Rules associated with the MDF object are also triggered for records created with the copy action.
The copy configuration requirements
To find out whether an MDF object supports the copy function, go to its object definition and check the Object Category field. If the object is under the Configuration or Non-User Transactional category, then the copy menu is available in Manage Data. For example, in Time Management, the following objects have been recategorized to support the copy function. You can find them under the Non-User Transactional category in the object definition:
Time Type
Time Account Type
Time Recording Profile
Time Valuation
Time Account Payout Profile
Time Account Purchase Profile
Holiday Calendar- Time Profile
Allowance Type
Time Records Filter
Note
For predelivered MDF objects, the Object Category field is defined by SAP and can not be modified. For custom MDF objects, you can modify the Object Category field as needed.