SAP ABAP Data Element LIB (Library)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   ⤷ FI-SL-IS (Application Component) Information System
     ⤷ GRWT (Package) Report Painter / Report Writer

Basic Data

Data Element	LIB
Short Description	Library

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	LIB
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	3
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	3
Value Table	T801K

Further Characteristics

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Parameter ID	GLB
Default Component name
Change document	☑
No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
No BIDI Filtering	☐

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Library
Medium	15	Library
Long	20	Library
Heading	3	Lib

Documentation

Definition

When you define reports you must assign them to a library. The library defines which characteristics, basic key figures and key figures may be used in a report.

If you include reports in report groups, they must be assigned to the same library. The names of reports and parallel reports are only unique together with the library name. A report group, on the other hand, is uniquely identified by its name.

Libraries can be used, for example, to

• distinguish production and test reports
• differentiate between reports in different user groups
• collect standard SAP reports
• form report classes

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20010607
SAP Release Created in