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Data Cluster in Release 6.40

1 New system class CL_ABAP_EXPIMP_CONV
2 Conversion additions in IMPORT
3 Stricter structure check in IMPORT


ABAP_MODIFICATION_1 - New system class CL_ABAP_EXPIMP_CONV


The methods of class
CL_ABAP_EXPIMP_CONV convert the release-dependent internal formats of data clusters .
Latest notes: - This change was also retransported to Release 6.20.

ABAP_MODIFICATION_2 - Conversion additions in IMPORT

The conversion additions ACCEPTING PADDING , ACCEPTING TRUNCATION and IGNORING STRUCTURE BOUNDARIES are now also possible in IMPORT FROM SHARED BUFFER .

ABAP_MODIFICATION_3 - Stricter structure check in IMPORT


The rule that structures and substructures (in the ACCEPTING PADDING addition) in a target structure in the IMPORT statement can have more components than the source structure, can lead to problems during reference to the structures defined in the ABAP Dictionary, if the structure is indicated there as extensible. As of Release 6.40, this situation can therefore cause a warning from the enhanced program check.

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