SAP ABAP Data Element EXP_FILE (Export file)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   ⤷ FI-SL-IS (Application Component) Information System
     ⤷ GRWT (Package) Report Painter / Report Writer

Basic Data

Data Element	EXP_FILE
Short Description	Export file

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	LOCALFILE
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	128
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	128
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID	GXD
Default Component name
Change document	☐
No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
No BIDI Filtering	☐

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	File
Medium	15	File
Long	20	Export file
Heading	55	Export file

Documentation

Definition

Name of the file to which the objects are to be exported or from which the objects are to be imported.

If the file does not exist yet, the system will generate it. If it already exists, the system will overwrite the existing contents of the file.

The system creates the text file under the operating system of the application server, in other words, the computer on which the SAP System runs. The naming conventions for the file must thus comply with the conventions of the server operating system.

Examples:

• For a UNIX operating system, the file name consists of the path and the name, such as /tmp/export.
• For a Windows operating system, the file name consists of the drive, path and name, such as C:\TMP\Export.

Technical note:

If you want copy the export file per a ftp (file transfer program) to another computer, execute the file transfer in the ASCII mode. After the ftp has been called up, enter the command 'asc'.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20010607
SAP Release Created in