SAP ABAP Data Element IMA_AMORT (Payback period for appropriation requests)
Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   IM-FA-IA (Application Component) Appropriation Requests
     AIR (Package) IM appropr.reqs.(master data, planning, preinvestment anal.)
Basic Data
Data Element IMA_AMORT
Short Description Payback period for appropriation requests  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type IMA_AMORT    
Data Type DEC   Counter or amount field with comma and sign 
Length 7    
Decimal Places 3    
Output Length 9    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name PAYBACK_PERIOD   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Paybk per. 
Medium 15 Payback period 
Long 20 Payback period 
Heading PaybPer 
Documentation

Definition

Specifies a time period (in years) in which the investment has paid for itself, that is, the cash inflows from the investment equal the total cost of the investment.

Use

The system stores the payback period as a figure for preinvestment analysis in the appropriation request variant.

You can enter the payback period in years and decimals.

Example

4.500 years --> 4 years and 6 months
6.250 years --> 6 years and 3 months

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19991209 
SAP Release Created in