SAP ABAP Data Element PAD_GBDAT (Date of Birth)

Hierarchy

☛ EA-HRRXX (Software Component) Sub component EA-HRRXX of EA-HR
   ⤷ PA-PA (Application Component) Personnel Administration
     ⤷ PAOC_PAD_UI_CONVERT_GENERIC (Package) UI Conversion: General Parts

Basic Data

Data Element	PAD_GBDAT
Short Description	Date of Birth

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	GBDAT
Data Type	DATS	Date field (YYYYMMDD) stored as char(8)
Length	8
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	10
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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

Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Birth Date
Medium	15	Date of Birth
Long	20	Date of Birth
Heading	10	Birth Date

Documentation

Definition

Use

The date of bith is the base value used for calculating the age. The following statistical evaluations are based on this value:

• Age structures
• Anniversary
• Pay scale jump due to age
• Birthday lists

Procedure

You can enter the date of birth without periods omitting the first two digits of the year (e.g. 121061 instead of 12.10.1961).

Examples

Dependencies

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20031212
SAP Release Created in	100