SAP ABAP Data Element ALNAM (Alternative name)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_HRRXX (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRRXX of SAP_HR
   ⤷ PA-PA-SG (Application Component) Singapore
     ⤷ P99_INFTY0185 (Package) Infotype 0185

Basic Data

Data Element	ALNAM
Short Description	Alternative name

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	TEXT60
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	60
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	60
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID
Default Component name	ALTERNATIVE_NAME
Change document	☐
No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
No BIDI Filtering	☐

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Name
Medium	15	Alternate Name
Long	20	Alternate Name
Heading	20	Name

Documentation

Definition

Depending on how you have set up your SAP system, alternative names can be kept in this field which differ from names in infotype 0002.

Supplementary Documentation - ALNAM 0001

In infotype 0002, the SAP system displays the 'Name as in passport' information stored in infotype 0182 (Alternative names).

Dependencies

If there is no record of 'Name as in passport' stored in infotype 0182, no display takes place in infotype 0002.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20031111
SAP Release Created in