SAP ABAP Data Element DATATYPE_D (Data Type in ABAP Dictionary)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-DWB-DIC-AC (Application Component) Activation Program, Conversion Program, DB Utility, MC, SPDD
     ⤷ SDIC (Package) ABAP Dictionary

Basic Data

Data Element	DATATYPE_D
Short Description	Data Type in ABAP Dictionary

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	DATATYPE
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	4
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	10
Value Table

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Data Type
Medium	15	Data Type
Long	20	Data Type
Heading	4	DTyp

Documentation

Definition

The data class describes the data format at the user interface.

If a table field or structure field or a data element is used in an ABAP program, the data class is converted to a format used by the ABAP processor. When a table is created in the database, the data class of a table field is converted to a corresponding data format of the database system used.

You can find a detailed description of the data classes allowed in the ABAP Dictionary in Overview of the Data Classes.

Supplementary Documentation - DATATYPE_D0001

Use

As a rule, only "CHAR" type data types may be used in matchcodes. This means that only the following data types are allowed in matchcode objects: ACCP, CHAR, CLNT, CUKY, DATS, LANG, TIMS, and UNIT.

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History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20100420
SAP Release Created in