Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-ABA-TO (Application Component) Logical DB, Selection Screens, Selection Variants⤷
SLDBV (Package) Selection Screens, Variants, Logical Databases
Basic Data
| Data Element | RALDB_OPTI_F4 |
| Short Description | OPTION Field in Structure of SELECT-OPTIONS Tables |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | RALDB_OPTI_F4 | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 2 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 2 | |
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Further Characteristics
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| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Option |
| Medium | 15 | Option |
| Long | 20 | Option |
| Heading | 55 | Option |
Documentation
Definition
With the operators in this field, you specify whether the entered values are to be used as a single value, range, or search string for limiting data selection. The operators work together with the fields Lower Limit (From) and Upper Limit (To) as well as the inclusion/exclusion criteria (I/E).
The following operators are available:
EQ Equal
BT BeTween
LE Less than or Equal
GE Greater than or Equal
CP Contains Pattern
EQ
Selection of a single value. The value selected is the one you entered.
Example:
MEIER __ EQ _
Returns the value MEIER.
(Underscores symbolize empty input fields.)
BT
The values specified as the upper and lower limits are interpreted as the range.
Example:
1000 2000 BT _
Returns all values between 1000 and 2000.
LE
The value specified as the lower limit is interpreted as the upper limit of an open-ended, lower value range. The limit itself is also included.
Example:
1000 _ LE _
Returns all values smaller than or equal to 1000.
GE
The value specified as the lower limit is interpreted as the lower limit of an open-ended, higher value range. The limit itself is also included.
Example:
1000 _ _GE _
Returns all values greater than or equal to 1000.
CP
The value entered in the Lower Limit field is hidden. Here:
"+" represents a single character
"*" represents any number of characters, even none
Example:
M++ER* _ CP _
Returns all values that start with "M", contain the letters "ER" after two other characters, and end with any character string.
If you use the characters "*" and "+" together with another operator, they are not interpreted as placeholders, but actually represent themselves.
Example:
a*c _ EQ I
Returns a*c.
Note
When you first make an entry in the fields "Lower Limit" and "Upper Limit", the system sets the relevant operator automatically if none is entered.
Example:
1000 _ _ _
3000 5000 _ _
MEI* _ _ _
5000 _ GE _
After choosing ENTER, this becomes:
1000 _ EQ _
3000 5000 BT _
MEI* _ CP _
5000 _ GE _
If you change the lower limit, upper limit, or operator values after choosing ENTER, you must specify the relevant operator yourself. The same applies if you enter default values for these fields via the program.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20050115 |
| SAP Release Created in | 700 |
