SAP ABAP Data Element CIFBASUNIT (Base unit of measure)
Hierarchy
SAP_APPL (Software Component) Logistics and Accounting
   SCM-BAS (Application Component) SCM Basis
     CIF4 (Package) 3Core Interface for APO - Modules for Releases from 4.0B
Basic Data
Data Element CIFBASUNIT
Short Description Base unit of measure  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type MEINS    
Data Type UNIT   Unit key for QUAN fields 
Length 3    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 3    
Value Table T006    
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 Base UoM 
Medium 20 Base unit 
Long 20 Base unit of measure 
Heading 20 Base unit of measure 
Documentation

Definition

Unit of measure in which material stocks are recorded. The system converts all quantities entered in other units of measure (alternative units of measure) to the base unit of measure.

Use

Procedure

You define both the base unit of measure and the alternative unit of measure together with the relevant conversion factors in the material master record.

Examples

Dependencies

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20030325 
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