SAP ABAP Data Element ETINT (Error Time in Days)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component
   ⤷ CA-GTF-ECM (Application Component) Engineering Change Management
     ⤷ CC (Package) Engineering Change Management
Basic Data
Data Element ETINT
Short Description Error Time in Days  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CC_NLFZT    
Data Type DEC   Counter or amount field with comma and sign 
Length 3    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 4    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
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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 Error Time 
Medium 15 Error Time(D) 
Long 20 Error Time in Days 
Heading 8 ETime(D) 
Documentation

Definition

Number of calendar days used to calculate the protected time period when you process a change master record or a change object. Within this time period, you see an error message.

The base date for the check is today's date. The system calculates the warning time (in days) by counting forward or backward from today's date.

The protected time period includes the date calculated and all days before this date (see example).

Use

The check is made in the following processing situations:

  • Processing a change master record
    • Entering the valid-from date
    • Entering an alternative date
    • Shifting the valid-from date or alternative date
    • Allocating an alternative date to a change object or deleting an allocation
  • Processing a change object with reference to a change number whose valid-from date is in the protected time period
    • Changing a change object (for example, BOM or routing)
    • Assigning or changing a revision level

Examples

How the protected time period for an error message is calculated

  • Settings in Customizing
    • Date check active
    • Error time in days:    10
  • Processing:
    Date shift in the change master record.
  • System checks:
    • Today's date:            10/10/96
      ==> Protected time period: 10/20/96 and the days before
    • Date shifted to:    10/15/96
      ==> Error message, because 10/15/96 is in the protected time period.
      • With this setting, the earliest date you can shift the valid-from date to is 10/20/96.

Dependencies

If you enter a negative value (such as 10-), the system calculates the protected time period backward from the valid-from date.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20020827 
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