SAP ABAP Data Element FORDNAMD (File Name in File System or Name Proposal for Download)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       FBZ (Package) Payments
Basic Data
Data Element FORDNAMD
Short Description File Name in File System or Name Proposal for Download  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type TEXT38    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 38    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 38    
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 File 
Medium 15 File name 
Long 20 File name 
Heading 38 File name 
Documentation

Definition

Complete name of the sequential file to be created.

Use

Output in the file system

If required, the file can be written into the file system. The file created can be copied onto a PC via the DME manager. When doing this, you should search for files by download since the data medium is not managed within the SAP System but has already been stored in the file system by means of the payment medium program.

If the file name is not to be specified by parameter, then it is generated by the program. It then consists of the disk format, date and time of creation as well as a consecutive number so that the file name in the file system is unique.

If the file name is specified by the user, then a consecutive number is likewise added for each program run. From an organizational point of view, however, you should make sure that already existing files are not overwritten.

Note: If you cannot find the file via the DME manager, then this can be due to the following reason: the directory which was written to when the payment medium program was started (for example, in background processing), cannot be read online. Therefore you should choose a directory which can be written to and read by different machines.

Due to the above-mentioned problems and the affect this has an data security, it is advisable not to write data to the file system. It may be advisable to use this method in cases where the data medium file is 'picked up' from the file system by an external program to be passed on to the bank.

Output in the TemSe

If required, the file created can be stored within the SAP System (stored in the TemSe and not in the file system), thus protecting it from unauthorized external access. You can download the file into the user's file system via DME management.

The name of the file to be created during the download can be determined when running the payment medium program; the contents of the file name parameter are stored in the management data and defaulted when running the download.

Example

/usr/sap/dta/<file name> or C:\DTA\<file name>

Note

Depending on the operating system used (for example, Unix), you should be aware of the differentiation between lower and upper case when specifying the file name.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19950401 
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