This is a collection of Table Variants, after you click on the 'Variants' button a screen for Table Variants selection is displayed.
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- When no table fields are selected as characteristics and no table fields are selected as key figures then the ROWCOUNT field is automatically added as only output field of table read.
- In the current version, KATE Validate can hold values with the maximum length of 74 characters. Values that are longer are truncated.
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If a different after image variant is specified for Table variant some restrictions are then applied in terms of comparing results of the before/after image. The used Table variants must have the same number, type and order of table fields selected as characteristics. When so, KATE Validate can compare the before/after image. If some table fields that are selected as Key Figures are missing in one of variants in comparison to another variant, then these columns are not considered during the comparison. |
Add Existing Table Variant 
The 'Add Existing ListCube Variant' button displays list of all existing Table variants in a system and you can select one or more variants that are to be added into the current test case.
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Create After Image Variants as copies
Compare Settings
You can compare the chosen settings for variants and its defined after image variant (if there is one). Select the requested variants and then choosing 'Compare Settings' option from the context menu.
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A dialog with possible settings is displayed select what is to be compared between variants. After you confirm the selection check is done and table with compare status messages is displayed.
Copy Settings
You can copy settings of variant to its defined after image variant. After selection of variants is done you can choose 'Copy Settings' in the context menu. Dialog is then displayed where you can define which settings should be copied from source variant to the after image variant (if there is any).
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After you confirm the selection, specified settings are copied and message table is displayed with the information about updated variants.
Copy Variants
You can create copies of DrillDown variants by selecting multiple variants in the selection table and then clicking on 
'Copy Table Variants' toolbar button. For each selected variant a new variant is created with exactly the same settings as the source variant. If a copied source variant has a different after image variant specified also a copy of that will be created. The copied after image variant is then assigned to the copied source variant as its after image variant.
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Variant editor provides a central location where you can manage all the backend-testing variants. |
Generate RFC Table Variants
The screen for generation Table Variants is displayed after clicking on 'Generate RFC Table Variants' button (CTRL+F5).
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- Characteristics Fields – selection of the table fields to be used as characteristics. These fields will be used as the Key fields in the comparison of table data.
- Key Figure Fields – selection of table fields to be used as key figures. These fields will be used as the Data fields in comparison of table data. Only the number like fields can be selected here.
- Filter Fields – The selection of Characteristics Fields on which you want to define the filters (from KATE Validate version 1.4.2 navigational attributes are also supported).
- Set Filters (button) – for defining the filter values to be used during DB table read. Maximum of 100 distinct filtering fields can used.
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You can add Table Variants to a transport so these can be transferred to another system (with KATE Validate installed). To specify the Table Variants you want to transport, select them from the list . There are options for filtering and sorting in the ALV table and this can be used to select specified Table Variants more easily.
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After selecting the desired Table Variants and clicking on the 
'Transport Table Variants' button, a screen for choosing the transport request is displayed, once selected press confirm.
It is important to note that Table Variants only carry the information about KATE Validate related items and not the Table structures. These Variants should only be imported to a system where KATE Validate is installed and the same Database Tables with the same structure exist.
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