SAP ABAP Data Element CC_LEXFLAG (Indicator for Lexicographical Change Numbers)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-GTF-ECM (Application Component) Engineering Change Management
     ⤷ CC (Package) Engineering Change Management

Basic Data

Data Element	CC_LEXFLAG
Short Description	Indicator for Lexicographical Change Numbers

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	CC_LEXFLAG
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	1
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	1
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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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	Lexico.
Medium	15	Lexicographical
Long	20	Lexicographical
Heading	3	Lex

Documentation

Definition

Defines the storage form for numeric change numbers in the database.

Use

Caution
You can only set or undo this indicator if there are no numeric change numbers in the system, because it would no longer be possible to interpret existing change numbers after changing this indicator.

• If this indicator is not set, numeric change numbers are filled out with leading zeros and stored as right justified (example 1). Change numbers that contain at least one non-numeric character are stored as left justified (example 2).
  

  Example 1

  Defined length:                        8 characters

  Internally/externally assigned no.:    123

  Number stored as:                    000000000123
  

  Example 2

  Defined length:                8 characters

  Externally assigned no.:    1A3

  Number stored as:            1A3
  

• If the indicator is set, change numbers are stored as follows:
  
• If the change number (whether numeric or not) was assigned externally, it is stored as entered - left justified.
  
Example
Defined length:                8 characters
Externally assigned no.:    123
Number stored as:            123

Note
Any leading zeros that you entered are stored as part of the number. This means that there is a distinction between the numbers 123 and 0123.

• If the number (numeric only) is assigned internally, it is filled out with leading zeros up to the allowed length, and stored as left justified.
  
Example
Defined length:                8 characters
Internally assigned no.:    123
Number stored as:            00000123

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

In lists and tables, change numbers are sorted according to how they are stored.

Example if non-lexicographical storage
2 < 123 < 234 < 1A3

Example if lexicographical storage
123 < 1A3 < 2 < 234

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20020827
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