SAP ABAP Data Element OUT_LENGTH (Length of output field value)

Hierarchy

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

Basic Data

Data Element	OUT_LENGTH
Short Description	Length of output field value

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	OUT_LENGTH
Data Type	NUMC	Character string with only digits
Length	2
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	2
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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Length
Medium	15	Output length
Long	20	Output length
Heading	6	Length

Documentation

Definition

The Report Writer normally prints field values using their entire length. In this field, you can enter a different output length. The field values in your reports will then be output using this length.

Example

In your system, the account numbers stored in the data base are 10 characters long. However, if you only use 6-character account numbers, you can define the output length 6 in this field. If you create a report with accounts in the row definition, the account numbers will be printed with 6 characters.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20010607
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