SAP ABAP Data Element EMPLOYEENUMBER (Personnel Number)
Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   CA-HR (Application Component) Cross-Application Objects in HR
     BPCAL (Package) Cross-Application Objects for International Payroll PY
Basic Data
Data Element EMPLOYEENUMBER
Short Description Personnel Number  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type PERNR    
Data Type NUMC   Character string with only digits 
Length 8    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 8    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID PER  
Default Component name EMPLOYEENUMBER   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short Pers.No. 
Medium 16 Personnel No. 
Long 20 Personnel Number 
Heading Pers.No. 
Documentation

Definition

A key that enables an employee to be uniquely identified within a client. The personnel number is used to access an employee's master data and working time data (infotypes) so that it can be displayed and maintained.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20020827 
SAP Release Created in 50A