SAP ABAP Data Element CFVNAM (Variable Name)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       KC (Package) Cost Accounting Controlling EIS
Basic Data
Data Element CFVNAM
Short Description Variable Name  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CFVNAM    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 10    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 10    
Value Table TKESV    
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 Variable 
Medium 15 Variable Name 
Long 20 Variable Name 
Heading  
Documentation

Definition

The variable name defines how the variable can be specified in the info system.

Variables of type 1 have unique names. All other types of variables have unique names within the variable type.

  • Global variables begin with &.
  • SAP variables which are delivered with the standard system have a number as the second character.
  • User-defined global variables have a letter as the second character.

The name of a variable may not contain special characters. Letters and figures are allowed.

Locally used variables that are not stored in the variable table begin with &$.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19980728 
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