SAP ABAP Data Element EDI4IDOCTP (Name of basic type)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-MID-ALE (Application Component) ALE Integration Technology
     ⤷ SED (Package) IDoc Interface (Processing, Administration, Definition)
Basic Data
Data Element EDI4IDOCTP
Short Description Name of basic type  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type EDI_IDOCTP    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 30    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 30    
Value Table EDBAS    
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 9 BasicType 
Medium 14 Basic type 
Long 14 Basic type 
Heading 30 Basic type 
Documentation

Use

In the IDoc control record, the fields IDOCTYP and CIMTYP serve as a unique ID for the IDoc type: they specify the syntax, i.e. the segment sequence.

When data is transferred between two systems, IDOCTYP must always be maintained, as the field contains the basic type; CIMTYP contains the extension, and must therefore be maintained if an extension is used.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19970808 
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