SAP ABAP Data Element RSWTIMER (Time Reference Determination)

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	RSWTIMER
Short Description	Time Reference Determination

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	CHAR2
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	2
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	2
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Time Ref.
Medium	15	Time Reference
Long	20	Time Reference
Heading	20	Time Reference

Documentation

The time reference for currency translation can either be fixed or variable.

• If the time reference is fixed, exchange rate determination does not depend on the date. This fixed time can either be a fixed key date that is set in the translation key or it can be determined using the system date when currency translation is executed.
• If the time reference is variable, the time of exchange rate determination is decided by the value of a time characteristic. A variable time reference can, for example, be defined using the start or end of a fiscal or calendar year, a period, or a month. It can also be defined as an exact day or by a customer-specific InfoObject (for example, trading day).

Dependencies

In the Business Explorer, you can only set time-variable currency translation in query definition. You cannot set it in a query that has already been executed.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20130604
SAP Release Created in	400