SAP ABAP Data Element ANZST (Number of Characters)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-CL-CHR (Application Component) Characteristics
     ⤷ CT (Package) Characteristics

Basic Data

Data Element	ANZST
Short Description	Number of Characters

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	ANZST
Data Type	INT2	2-byte integer, only for length field before LCHR or LRAW
Length	5
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	2
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	No. Chars
Medium	15	Number of Chars
Long	20	Number of Characters
Heading	5	NChar

Documentation

Definition

Total number of characters that you can enter when you assign a value to this characteristic. This figure includes the number of decimal places.

This figure does not include plus or minus signs or decimal points.

Further Hints

If a characteristic has data type "character" (CHAR), you can maintain a language-dependent description for values. This description can be up to 30 characters long, regardless of the number you enter here.

Supplementary Documentation - ANZST 0001

Procedure

In this field, enter the maximum number of characters you want a value for this characteristic to have. Punctuation, such as periods and commas, are not to be included.

This field is automatically filled if you enter a template. The system overwrites your entries in this case.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20020827
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