Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-MID-API (Application Component) BAPI Tools (for BAPIs see Note 813411)⤷
SBF_BAPI (Package) Business Framework BAPI, Central Modules, Tools
Basic Data
| Data Element | BAPIOPTION |
| Short Description | Selection operator OPTION for range tables |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | BAPIOPTION | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 2 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 2 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | OPTION | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Option |
| Medium | 20 | Selection op. OPTION |
| Long | 25 | Selection operator OPTION |
| Heading | 55 | Selection operator OPTION for range tables |
Documentation
Definition
These operators are used to specify whether the values entered in this field are to be used as single values, area or search strings to limit the data selected. The operators are used together with the fields LOW (lower limit) and HIGH (upper limit) as well as the inclusion/ exclusion criteria SIGN.
The operators provided are:
EQ - Equal
NE - Not Equal
BT - Between
NB - Not Between
LT - Less Than
LE - Less Equal
GT - Greater Than
GE - Greater Equal
CP - Contains Pattern
NP - Not contain Pattern
The examples below are based on the line structure of RANGE tables:
SIGN OPTION LOW HIGH
Underscores represent empty input fields.
X stands for "I" or "E".
1. EQ
Selects a single value. The value selected is the value that you have entered in the field LOW.
Example:
X EQ MEIER __
Returns the value MEIER.
2. NE
Excludes a single value. All values are selected that are not equal to the value in the field LOW.
Example:
X NE MEIER __
Returns all the values that are not equal to MEIER.
3. BT
The two values entered as the lower and upper limits represent the area between which the selected values must lie.
Example:
X BT 1000 2000
Returns all values between 1000 and 2000.
4. NB
Both the values entered as the lower and upper limits represent the range between which the values selected must NOT lie.
Example:
X NB 1000 2000
Returns all values that are NOT between 1000 and 2000.
5. LT
The value in the field LOW is the upper limit of a range. The limit itself is not selected.
Example:
X LT 1000 __
Returns all values that are less than 1000.
6. LE
The value entered in the field LOW is the upper limit of a range. The limit itself is selected.
Example:
X LE 1000 __
Returns all the values that are less than or equal to 1000.
7. GT
The value in the field LOW is the lower limit of a range. The limit itself is not selected.
Example:
X GT 1000 __
Returns all values that are greater than 1000.
8. GE
The value in the field LOW is the upper limit of a range. The limit itself is selected.
Example:
X GE 1000 __
Returns all values greater or equal to 1000.
9. CP
The value in the field LOW is masked.
- "+" stands for precisely one character
- "*" stands for any number of characters, including no characters
All values are selected that match the character pattern in the field LOW.
Example:
X CP M++ER* __
Returns all values that begin with "M", contain the letters "ER" after any two other characters and end with with a character string of any length.
10. NP
The value entered in the field LOW is masked.
- "+" stands for precisely one character
- "*" stands for any number of characters, including no characters.
All values are selected that are not equal to the character pattern in the field LOW.
Example:
X NP M++ER* __
Returns all values that are not equal to the character strings that begin with "M", contain the letters "ER" after any two other characters and end with with a character string of any length.
Note
With the options CP and NP the fields LOW and HIGH must be of type C (character). The field LOW must contain at least one masking character (otherwise the operator EQ is used).
If you use the characters "*" and "+" together with another operator, they are not interpreted as place holders - they stand for themselvs.
Example:
I EQ a*c __ returns precisely a*c.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010130 |
| SAP Release Created in |
