SAP ABAP Data Element ATFOR (Data type of characteristic)
Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   CA-CL-CHR (Application Component) Characteristics
     CT (Package) Characteristics
Basic Data
Data Element ATFOR
Short Description Data type of characteristic  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type ATFOR    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 4    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 4    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name DATA_TYPE   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Format 
Medium 15 Format 
Long 20 Format 
Heading Format 
Documentation

Definition

Data type of a characteristic's values.

The data type defines whether a characteristic value is a character string, a number, a date, or a time.

Supplementary Documentation - ATFOR 0001

Procedure

For each basic format, further entries can be made by overwriting or correcting the format. Instead of individual entries, you also have the option of using templates.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20020827 
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