What is dirty flag in SAP PLM-ECC - SAP Engineering Control Center (SAP ECTR)?

SAP Term: dirty flag

• Component: PLM-ECC

• Component Name: SAP Engineering Control Center (SAP ECTR)

• Description: Flag that indicates that a document still has to be updated by the external application. The update refers to the attribute and/or internal references. The document is updated automatically when SAP Engineering Control center is opened again.

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• Key Concepts: 
  The dirty flag is a feature of the SAP Engineering Control Center (SAP ECTR) component of the PLM-ECC system. It is a flag that indicates whether or not a document has been changed since it was last saved. When the flag is set to “dirty”, it means that the document has been modified and needs to be saved before any changes can be applied. 
  
  How to use it: 
  The dirty flag can be used to ensure that changes are not lost when working with documents in SAP ECTR. When a document is opened, the dirty flag will be set to “clean”. As changes are made, the flag will be set to “dirty”. When the document is saved, the flag will be reset to “clean”. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  It is important to remember to save documents regularly when working with SAP ECTR. If the dirty flag is set to “dirty” and the document is closed without being saved, any changes made will be lost. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on using the dirty flag in SAP ECTR, please refer to the official SAP documentation.