SAP ABAP Data Element CGSFILETP (File type)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-GTF-DCM (Application Component) Data Transfer
     ⤷ BKD (Package) Tools for (external) data transfer
Basic Data
Data Element CGSFILETP
Short Description File type  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type XFELD    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID KCD_FILETP  
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 File type 
Medium 15 File type 
Long 20 File type 
Heading 8 File ty. 
Documentation

Definition

Here, you choose the file type:

  • Text file: In this type of file, the lines closed with Newlines.
  • Binary file: In this type of file, the SAP-Binary format is expected.
    Note: Binary files cannot be imported from the presentation server!
  • TXT format: The fields should be separated by a tabulator sign.
  • CSV format: The fields should be separated by a semicolon.
  • MC format: The file to be imported is divided into two parts: Rows at the beginning with characteristic values, which are valid for the rest of the records, and individual records. The fields in these individual records are divided by a field separator (either a comma or a semicolon).
  • Text file with field separator: In this type of file, the system expects the individual fields to be separated by a field separator (either a comma or a semicolon).

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20110908 
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