SAP ABAP Data Element EXP10 (base ten exponent for conversion to SI unit)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-SRV-ASF-UOM (Application Component) Units of Measurement
     ⤷ SZME (Package) R/3 Central Basis Development: Measurement Units
Basic Data
Data Element EXP10
Short Description base ten exponent for conversion to SI unit  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type EXP10    
Data Type INT2   2-byte integer, only for length field before LCHR or LRAW 
Length 5    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 3    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Exponent 
Medium 15 Exponent 
Long 20 Exponent 
Heading 3 Exp 
Documentation

Definition

Exponent used to represent very large or very small numbers for conversion to SI units.

Use

  1. Simplified formula:
    Measurement unit = (N/D) x SI unit
  2. Complete formula:
    A * measurement unit = (A * N/D * 10**E + K) * SI unit

A = number of measurement units
N = numerator
D = denominator
E = exponent (only required in the case of very large or very small
numbers)
K = additive constant (only required for temperature conversions)

Procedure

Examples

  1. Dimension length
    Measurement unit mm (millimeter)
    SI unit m (meter)
    1 mm = (1/1000) * meter
  2. Dimension temperature
    Measurement unit °F (Fahrenheit)
    SI unit K (Kelvin)
    32 °F = (32 * 5/9 * 10**0 + 255,37) * K = 273,15 K = 0 °C

Dependencies

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19950209 
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