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d/r b/n check and value table?

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hi ,

what is the diff between check table and value table?

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<b>Value Table</b>

This is maintained at Domain Level.

When ever you create a domain, you can enter allowed values. For example you go to Domain SHKZG - Debit/credit indicator. Here only allowed values is H or S.

When ever you use this Domain, the system will force you to enter only these values.

This is a sort of master check. To be maintained as a customization object. This means that if you want to enter values to this table you have to create a development request & transport the same.

<b>Check table</b>

Check table is maintained at field level.

For example you have Employee master table & Employee Transaction table.

When ever an employee Transacts we need to check whether that employee exists, so we can refer to the employee master table.

This is nothing but a Parent & Child relationship. Here data can be maintained at client level, no development involved.

As per DBMS what we call foreign key table, is called as check table in SAP.

There is 1 more important Difference in Value Table and Check Table is that:

The contents of the check will be used as an input help (F4 Help) for a particular field on which a check table is assigned. But the contents of Value Table are never used in Input Help.

The Hierarchy which decides from where to use the Input Help is:

1. Input help defined explicitly in ABAP Program or Dialog Module.

2. Input Help Attached to the referenced Database Table field.

3. Using the contents of Check Table as an input help if neither (1) or (2) help are there.

4. Input help from Fixed value or Value range given in Domain.

I hope it helps.

Best Regards,

Vibha

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jayanthi_jayaraman
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Hi,

In simple words,check table is maintained at field level and value table is maintained at domain level.

Former Member
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hi,

Value Table

This is maintained at Domain Level.

When ever you create a domain , you can entered allowed values. For example you go to Domain SHKZG - Debit/credit indicator. Here only allowed values is H or S.

When ever you use this Domain, the system will forces you to enter only these values.

This is a sort of master check . To be maintained as a customization object. This mean that if you want to enter values to this table you have to create a development request & transport the same.

Check Table:The Check Table is the table used by system to check if a data exist or not exist.

While creating a table if you want to be sure that a field can have some values and these are in a certain table, you can give IT this table as CHECK TABLE.

value table:

Differences:1)check table will carry out the check for input values for the table field being entered in any application and value table will provide values on F4 help for that table field.

2)The check table defines the foreign keys and is part of the table definition. The value table is part of the domain definition.

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shan.

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Please refer to this link:

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Kind Regards

Eswar