SAP ABAP Data Element EDI_IDENT (EDI identifier (temporary Intermediate Document number))
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 EDI_IDENT
Short Description EDI identifier (temporary Intermediate Document number)  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type EDI_DOCNUM    
Data Type NUMC   Character string with only digits 
Length 16    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 16    
Value Table      
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 Ident. 
Medium 15 Identifier 
Long 20 Identifier 
Heading 20 Identifier 
Documentation

Definition

IDENT identifies an IDoc type while it is being created. It therefore stands temporarily for the document number (DOCNUM), which for reasons of performance is not filled until the IDoc type has been closed in the function module EDI_DOCUMENT_CLOSE.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19970221 
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