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Chapter 17: Change ManagementTable Maintenance (Transaction SM31)If no transaction is available to maintain a table, it can be directly maintained usingtransaction SM31.Use this method if, and only if, there is no transaction to maintain the table. Directlymaintaining a table circumvents all edits and validations in the system.When a change is made directly to a table and the table is saved, the change is immediate.There is no “undo” function. This procedure shows how to create new entries in the Prohibited Password table, USR40.1. In the Command field, enter transaction SM31 or SM30 and choose Enter(or from the menu bar, choose System → Services → Table maintenance → Extended table maintenance).2. In Table Views, enter the tablename (for example, USR40).3. Choose Maintain.2317–2Release 4.6A/B