SAP ABAP Data Element ARITH (Arithmetic Expression from Wage Types and Constants)
Hierarchy
SAP_HRCDE (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRCDE of SAP_HR
   PY-DE-PS (Application Component) Public Sector
     P01O (Package) HR Germany: Public Sector
Basic Data
Data Element ARITH
Short Description Arithmetic Expression from Wage Types and Constants  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR250    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 250    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 250    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 ArithmDesc 
Medium 20 Arithmetic Desc. 
Long 26 Arithmetic Description 
Heading 50 Arithmetic Description 
Documentation

This field contains an arithmetic expression for the calculation of the values printed in the contribution statement or advice note. The following syntax is permitted:

  • The following can be used as operands
    • Wage types with a leading slash (/)
    • Constants (decimal numbers)
    • Variables used in the program
  • The basic arithmetic types (+, -, *, /) and > (maximum) and < (minimum) are permitted as operations.
  • The operands and operations must be used alternately and must be separated by a blank space. They are processed sequentially from left to right (without the usual rule of * and / before + and -). Parentheses are not permitted.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20130529 
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