SAP ABAP Data Element LRM_DATA_TYPE (Data Type)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-ILM-IRM-RT (Application Component) IRM Run Time
     ⤷ S_LRM_OBJ_CAT_INDEPENDENT (Package) Information Retention Manager - Cross-Object Category

Basic Data

Data Element	LRM_DATA_TYPE
Short Description	Data Type

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	LRM_DATA_TYPE
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
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No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Data Type
Medium	20	Data Type
Long	40	Data Type
Heading	10	Data Type

Documentation

Definition

In this field you define the character of the data:

• Transaction data
• Context data (particularly Customizing or master data)
• Context and transaction data

Use

This field is currently no longer interpreted by the system. In future, it is likely that retention rules for context data will no longer be based on time periods.

Dependencies

Example

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20100420
SAP Release Created in	712