SAP ABAP Data Element ASSIGNDATE (Time interval date)
Hierarchy
SAP_HRGXX (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRGXX of SAP_HR
   PT-SP (Application Component) Shift Planning
     PP08 (Package) Shift Planning
Basic Data
Data Element ASSIGNDATE
Short Description Time interval date  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type DATUM    
Data Type DATS   Date field (YYYYMMDD) stored as char(8) 
Length 8    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 10    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Created on 
Medium 14 Shift date 
Long 20 Shift date 
Heading 30 Shift date 
Documentation

Definition

This date explains on which day the shift time belongs. For example, a requirements record that lasts more than one day can be defined as starting at 10:00 p.m. on the first day and ending at 5:00 a.m. on the following day. This could result in an assignment period from 1:00 a.m.

to 5:00 a.m. with an eventual split of assignments. This period, however, lies completely on the following day. The date on which the assignment period began is entered as the date in ASSIGN_DATE. In this way, assignments covering more than one day are stored with the start date.

Example

Day |01/01/XX |01/02/XX
| 10:00 p.m. | 5:00 a.m.
Reqmnts Record | |----------------------------|
| |
| 10:00 p.m. | 5:00 a.m.
Assignment 1 | |----------------------------|
| |
| 10:30 p.m. 1:00/1:00 a.m. 5:00 a.m.
Assignment 2 | |----------------||----------|
| |

Assignment 1 is assigned to 01/01/XX and Assignment 2 to 01/02/XX.

Further notes

Be aware, however, that when evaluating existing assignments, the selection period is linked to the validity date and not to the date in the additional information (ASSIGN_DATE). Therefore, assignments that cover more than one day but are split (1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m., for example) are not selected, although they lie completely within the following day.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20000104 
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