In SAP, highest level of organization structure is client.Whenever we login to SAP system, we login to a specific client. Data in the R/3 sytem is categorized as client-dependent and client-independent.

Client dependent table:

Client dependent tables are always client-specific. These cannot be accessed from any other client. First column of any client-dependent table is always client(type MANDT) by default and it’s a primary key, this field contains the client no.

A client-dependent table may have different dataset for different clients.

Client independent table:

Client-independent table are cross-client i.e. independent of any client, so accessible from any other client and changes made in this table under one client, will be reflected in all the other clients. Hence, a client-independent table will always have same dataset for all clients.

Identifying the client dependent and independent tables:

Check table DD02L is having a field named CLIDEP which is with the short-text ’flag-indicating client-specific entries’. Execute this table. Records having CLIDEP(Client-speicific) checked as ‘X’, are containing tha names of client-dependent tables, and rest records are containing the name of client-independent tables.

Posted by: Cinthia Nazneen