Hierarchy
⤷ LO-SRS (Application Component) SAP Retail Store
⤷ WOST_CORE (Package) SAP Retail Store Core Objects
Basic Data
Data Element | ISOCD_UNIT_FLAG |
Short Description | ISO code for unit of measurement |
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
Domain / Name of Reference Type | XFELD | |
Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
Length | 1 | |
Decimal Places | 0 | |
Output Length | 1 | |
Value Table |
Further Characteristics
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Default Component name | ISOCODE_UNIT | |
Change document | ||
No Input History | ||
Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
Length | Field Label | |
Short | 10 | ISO code |
Medium | 15 | ISO code |
Long | 20 | ISO code |
Heading | 3 | ISO |
Documentation
Definition
ISO code for units of measurement. An ISO code can be assigned to more than one internal units of measurement of a dimension.
Use
ISO codes are important in EDI. They are used for converting internal SAP units of measurement to standard units. Exchanging data using EDI makes it essential for internal units of measurement to be converted to the ISO codes.
An up-to-date list of the ISO codes currently in use can be obtained from the relevant UN Commission (WP.4 Trade Facilitation Recommendations, Recommendation 20):
UN Economic Commission for Europe
Information Office
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Phone: +4122 917 2893
Fax: +4122 917 0036
e-mail: info.ece@unece.org
Alternatively you can call them up on the internet:
http://www.unicc.org/unece/trade/facil/tf_home.htm
History
Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010720 |
SAP Release Created in |