SAP ABAP Data Element FK_AFTYP (Additional field category)
Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   FI-LC-LC (Application Component) Basic Functions
     FKUC (Package) FI-LC Consolidation: Unicode-Capable Objects
Basic Data
Data Element FK_AFTYP
Short Description Additional field category  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR4    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 4    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 4    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
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 AdFld cat. 
Medium 15 Add. field cat. 
Long 20 Addnl field cat. 
Heading AFCt 
Documentation

Definition

The additional field category is used to precisely control the combinations of additional fields. To control these combinations, you need to do the following in Customizing:

  1. Create additional field categories
  2. Assign additional field categories to companies
  3. Use additional field categories when maintaining the assignments additional field 1 - additional field 2, and additional field 2 - additional field 3.

In this way, you can define valid combinations of additional field characteristics for data entry for an individual company.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19980218 
SAP Release Created in