SAP ABAP Data Element GAP (Find next free number from start of sequnece)

Hierarchy

☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ SRM-EBP (Application Component) Enterprise Buyer
     ⤷ CN (Package) R/3 Application development: PS Basic data

Basic Data

Data Element	GAP
Short Description	Find next free number from start of sequnece

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	X
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	1
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	1
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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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	Next open
Medium	20	Find next open
Long	30	Find next open number
Heading	6	Next

Documentation

Definition

Specifies, that the system proposes the first available number that is within the interval you entered.

Example

The numbers P100, P101, P102, P117 and P130 already exist.
You enter the as the start value for interval P100

When you start the search the system determines P999 to be the final value in the interval and proposes P103 as the next open number.

Notes

Normally you enter either a start value or a finish value in the search area:

• If you enter a start value, the system determines the finish value by replacing the numbers in the start value with the digit 9.
• If you enter a finish value, the system determines the start value by replacing the numbers in the finish value with the digit 0.

For example, if you are using the coding mask A/XXX-000 and you enter the start value AENG200, the system searches from A/ENG-200 to A/ENG-999.

You can also enter the complete search area by entering a start and a finish value. In this case, the non-numeric parts must agree and both values must have the same number of characters.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	19990827
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