SAP ABAP Data Element RSCONVROUTBW (Conversion Routines in BW)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BW (Software Component) SAP Business Warehouse
   ⤷ BW (Application Component) SAP Business Information Warehouse
     ⤷ RS (Package) BW: General Business Information Warehouse
Basic Data
Data Element RSCONVROUTBW
Short Description Conversion Routines in BW  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CONVEXIT    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 5    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 5    
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 Conv.Rout. 
Medium 15 Conv. Routines 
Long 20 Conv. Routines in BW 
Heading 50 Conversion Routines in BW 
Documentation

Definition

Use

Conversion routines are used in the BW system so that the characteristic values (key) of an InfoObject can be displayed or used in a different format to how they are stored in the database. They can also be stored in the database in a different format to how they are in their original form, and supposedly different values can be consolidated into one.

More information: Technical Definition of Conversion Routines

The following conversion routines are frequently used in BW:

  • ALPHA : Fills purely numeric fields from the left with zeroes (0)
  • BUCAT: Converts fields of the InfoObject Budget Category (0BUD_CAT)
  • EAN11: Converts European Article Numbers (EAN) or the American Universal Product Code (UPC)
  • GJAHR: Permits an abbreviated two-place entry for fiscal years
  • ISOLA: Converts the two-place ISO language abbreviation
  • MATN1: Converts the format of the material number
  • NUMCV: Fills purely numeric fields from the left with zeroes (0)
  • PERI5: Converts the format of the calendar quarter
  • PERI6: Converts the format of six-place (fiscal year) periods
  • PERI7: Converts the format of seven-place (fiscal year) periods
  • POSID: Converts fields of the InfoObject Program Position (0PROG_POS)
  • PROJ: Reads the internal name of the InfoObject 0PROJECT
  • REQID: Converts fields of the InfoObject Appropriation Request (0APPR_REQU)
  • IDATE: Converts a date into the corresponding internal representation
  • RSDAT: Converts a date into the corresponding internal representation
  • SDATE: Converts a date into the corresponding internal representation
  • WBSEL: Reads the internal name of the InfoObject 0WBS_ELEMT

Detailed information is available in the SAP Library under: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/2b/e9a20d3347b340946c32331c96a64e/frameset.htm

Dependencies

Example

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20130604 
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