SAP ABAP Data Element OIB_IDGAS (Indicator for SAP natural gas routine (ideal/real gas))
Hierarchy
☛ IS-OIL (Software Component) IS-OIL
   ⤷ IS-OIL (Application Component) Industry Solution Oil
     ⤷ OIB_QCI (Package) QCI Quantity Conversion Interface
Basic Data
Data Element OIB_IDGAS
Short Description Indicator for SAP natural gas routine (ideal/real gas)  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type OIB_IDGAS    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Ideal/real 
Medium 15 Ideal/real 
Long 20 Ideal/real 
Heading 10 Ideal/real 
Documentation

Definition

If you have activated the SAP conversion routines for natural gas ( Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream) -> HPM -> Petroleum Measurement Standards -> Quantity Conversion Interface (QCI) Configuration -> Activate SAP conversion routines for natural gas), you can define here whether ideal gas routines or real gas routines are used.

If you choose the ideal gas routines, the formulas based on the ideal gas law will be utilized for:

  • The calculation of the natural gas base density
  • The calculation of the natural gas base heating value
  • The calculation of the ideal gas volume correction factor

If you choose the real gas routines, the formulas based on the ideal gas law, including corrections for real gases, will be utilized for:

  • The calculation of the natural gas base density
  • The calculation of the natural gas base heating value
  • The calculation of the real gas volume correction factor

If you have also activated external routines, for example, the AGA c-code routines, the natural gas volume correction factor will still be calculated using the ideal gas formula, since it is expected that the external c-code routines calculate the compression factors which are then combined with the ideal gas volume correction factor to obtain the real gas volume correction factor.

All formulas are based on International Standard ISO 13443 and ISO 6976.

If you have not activated external routines, the standard settings within the QCI (Quantity Conversion Interface) check that all temperature and pressure values lie within the ISO-recommended ranges. If not, an error message is issued. The message type can be customized to appear as a warning or information message by choosing Industry Solution Oil & Gas (Downstream) -> HPM -> Petroleum Measurement Standards -> Quantity Conversion Interface (QCI) Configuration -> Configure QCI message handling.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20050224 
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