SAP ABAP Data Element ORD_POS (iSeries: Ordinal position of field in the table)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-DB-DB4 (Application Component) DB2 for AS/400
     STU4 (Package) CCMS / AS/400
Basic Data
Data Element ORD_POS
Short Description iSeries: Ordinal position of field in the table  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type QINT4    
Data Type INT4   4-byte integer, integer number with sign 
Length 10    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 10    
Value Table      
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Basic direction is set to LTR    
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Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Col. no. 
Medium 16 Ord. position 
Long 20 Ordinal position 
Heading Col. no. 
Documentation

Definition

Numeric place of the column in the table or view, ordered from left to right.

Example

A table is create with the statement
CREATE TABLE CUSTOMER
(CUSTOMER_ID CHAR (10) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT,
CUSTOMER_NAME CHAR (40) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT,
CUSTOMER_ADRESS CHAR (250) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT,
CUSTOMER_PHONE CHAR (50) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT)
The ordinal position of the columns is:
    CUSTOMER_ID        1
    CUSTOMER_NAME    2
    CUSTOMER_ADRESS    3
    CUSTOMER_PHONE    4

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20070813 
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