SAP ABAP Data Element QLAENGE (Output Length)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       QC (Package) QM quality certificate
Basic Data
Data Element QLAENGE
Short Description Output Length  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type QLAENGE    
Data Type INT1   1-byte integer, integer number <= 255 
Length 3    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 3    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Length 
Medium 15 Output length 
Long 20 Output length 
Heading 12 OutputLength 
Documentation

Definition

Refers to the decimal formatting of numbers for quantitative characteristics and defines the maximum amount of print space available for these numbers.

Use

If you enter an output length in this field, quantitative data can be printed out only if the output length for a value as determined by the system is less than or equal to the entered output length.

In this way, you can prevent data from taking up more space on the certificate than what was allotted for it and possibly causing the layout of the certificate to be changed.

Be sure to remember that numbers printed in exponential notation will require additional space for exponents.

If a number does not fit into the specified output field, asterisks will be printed in place of the number.

Example

Consider the value 25 123 000. You did not set the indicator for exponential notation and you entered 3 as the output length.

The number is too large for the output field. In this case, the system will first check whether the number will fit into the field in a rounded off format or in exponential notation (2.5123E+07). Since this is not the case, three asterisks will be printed in the output field.

In contrast, if you specify the output length as 7, the system will print 2.5E+07.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19970902 
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