SAP ABAP Data Element ADDKO (Additive constant for conversion to SI unit)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-SRV-ASF-UOM (Application Component) Units of Measurement
     ⤷ SZME (Package) R/3 Central Basis Development: Measurement Units
Basic Data
Data Element ADDKO
Short Description Additive constant for conversion to SI unit  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type ADDKO    
Data Type DEC   Counter or amount field with comma and sign 
Length 9    
Decimal Places 6    
Output Length 11    
Value Table      
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Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Add.const. 
Medium 15 Additive const. 
Long 20 Additive constant 
Heading 11 Add.const. 
Documentation

Definition

Constant used for converting units of temperature.

Use

  1. Simplified formula:
    Measurement unit = (N/D) x SI unit
  2. Complete formula:
    A * measurement unit = (A * N/D * 10**E + K) * SI unit

A = number of measurement units
N = numerator
D = denominator
E = exponent (only required in the case of very large or very small
numbers)
K = additive constant (only required for temperature conversions)

Procedure

Examples

  1. Dimension length
    Measurement unit mm (millimeter)
    SI unit m (meter)
    1 mm = (1/1000) * meter
  2. Dimension temperature
    Measurement unit °F (Fahrenheit)
    SI unit K (Kelvin)
    32 °F = (32 * 5/9 * 10**0 + 255,37) * K = 273,15 K = 0 °C

Dependencies

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19950209 
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