Hierarchy
SAP_ABA (Software Component) Cross-Application Component⤷
CA-GTF-TS (Application Component) Technical Application Support⤷
BK (Package) CO Cross-application Objects
Basic Data
| Data Element | KTEXT |
| Short Description | General Name |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | TEXT20 | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 20 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 20 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
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| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | NAME | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Name |
| Medium | 15 | Name |
| Long | 20 | Name |
| Heading | 20 | Name |
Documentation
Definition
General description of the object.
Supplementary Documentation - KTEXT 0000
Use
The cost center name is used for online display and evaluations which do not have sufficient space to display the cost center description.
Supplementary Documentation - KTEXT 0001
Use
The cost center name is used for online displays and evaluations that do not have enough space for the cost center description.
Note
Field changes
The data in this field can be changed daily.
Time dependency
You can define this field as time-based in the configuration menu of Cost Center Accounting.
- If you activate this indicator, you can maintain separate data for any number of different time intervals.
- If you do not activate this indicator, you can make only one field entry valid for all intervals. If, however, you change a time-based field, you can enter a new value in the non-time-based field that is valid for the interval of the time-based field.
Supplementary Documentation - KTEXT 0002
Use
The activity type name is used for online displays and evaluations that do not have sufficient space to display the activity type description.
Note
Field changes
The data in this field can be changed daily.
Time dependency
You can define this field as time-based in the configuration menu of Cost Center Accounting.
- If you activate this indicator, you can maintain separate data for any number of different time intervals.
- If you do not activate this indicator, you can make only one field entry valid for all intervals. If, however, you change a time-based field, you can enter a new value in the non-time-based field that is valid for the interval of the time-based field.
Supplementary Documentation - KTEXT 0003
Use
The cost element name is used for online displays and evaluations without enough space for the cost element description.
When you create a primary cost element, the R/3 System uses the corresponding general ledger account name as the default for the cost element name.
Notes
Field Changes
This field can be changed at any time.
Time Dependency
Changes to this field apply to all periods, including past periods. If you change the content, the old content is overwritten. The new content then applies to both current and past periods.
Supplementary Documentation - KTEXT 0005
Use
A matchcode is set up in this field (ID = "N") for base planning objects.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - KTEXT 0007
Use
Short text from the cost element master record.
Supplementary Documentation - KTEXT1 0001
Use
A document can contain material and service items.
If the item belongs to item category D (procurement of external services), enter here a short text describing the planned procurement.
The descriptions of individual services (works or activities) are entered at service line level.
Supplementary Documentation - KTEXTE 0001
Procedure
Select this field if you want to edit or display data on this screen.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19980909 |
| SAP Release Created in |
