SAP ABAP Data Element PIC_DATFR (Valid from date of an interchangeable part)

Hierarchy

☛ ECC-DIMP (Software Component) DIMP
   ⤷ IS-A-SUS (Application Component) Supersession Chains
     ⤷ ISAUTO_PIC (Package) Substitutions of Parts (Supersession and MPN)

Basic Data

Data Element	PIC_DATFR
Short Description	Valid from date of an interchangeable part

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	DATUM
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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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Valid from
Medium	15	Valid from date
Long	20	Valid from date
Heading	15	Valid from date

Documentation

Definition

The date from which the material is valid in the supersession chain. From this point it can replace an old material. This does not mean that the part replaced can no longer be offered or sold. The new replacement part is simply valid and can replace the old part.

Use

Dependencies

Each material of a supersession chain is identified with a replacement type, the reason for the exchange and the validity date.

Example

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20050301
SAP Release Created in