SAP ABAP Data Element RSCHABASNM (Reference characteristic)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-BW (Application Component) BW Service API
     ⤷ SBIW (Package) Business Information Warehouse: Central objects

Basic Data

Data Element	RSCHABASNM
Short Description	Reference characteristic

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	RSCHABASNM
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	30
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	30
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Basic char
Medium	20	Basic characteristic
Long	40	Basic characteristic
Heading	10	Basic char

Documentation

Definition

The reference characteristic has the technical properties of a characteristic such as data type and length, as well as the master data (attributes, texts and hierarchies). The characteristic itself also has buinesses semantics. Several characteristics can refer to the same reference characteristic. Such characteristics automatically have the same technical properties and master data.

Example:
The characteristics sender cost center and receiver cost center use the reference characteristic cost center and with it the same values and the same texts.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20010130
SAP Release Created in