SAP ABAP Data Element SHORT_D (Object Abbreviation)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-BMT-OM (Application Component) Organizational Management
     SP00 (Package) Organization and Planning
Basic Data
Data Element SHORT_D
Short Description Object Abbreviation  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type TEXT12    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 12    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 12    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name SHORT   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short Abbr. 
Medium 15 Object abbr. 
Long 20 Object abbreviation 
Heading 12 Object abbr. 
Documentation

Definition

Contains an abbreviation of up to 12 characters. The abbreviation represents, or identifies, a specific object (for example, an organizational unit).

Objects may also be identified by the object ID.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 0120

Use

This field identifies the object you are viewing (an organizational unit, qualification, business event, and so on), by presenting the object's abbreviation.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 0121

Definition

This field contains an abbreviation of up to 12 characters. The abbreviation represents an individual object, for example, an organizational unit, a job, position or task.

Use

In CREATE mode, use this field to apply an abbreviation to the object(s) you are creating. To do so:

  • type in an easily recognizable abbreviation

In DISPLAY mode, the system automatically completes the field, and it may not be edited.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 0510

Use

The Organizational unit field is a lookup field. It allows you to identify the organizational unit you want to work with.

The unit you select determines how much of an organizational structure you can work with in Simple Maintenance.

To work with an entire structure, select the "root" organizational unit (the first, or top-level, unit in a structure).

To work with a particular branch of a structure, select the top-most unit in the branch of a structure.

Procedure

You can use different methods to lookup organizational units. You can:

  • type in as much of the unit abbreviation as you remember and press <Enter>. The system produces a list of all units that match the text. Select a unit from the list.
  • type in an asterisk and press <Enter>. The system lists all organizational units. Select a unit from the list.
  • type in the object ID of the organizational unit

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 0530

Definition

This field contains an abbreviation of up to 12 characters. The abbreviation represents an individual object, for example, an organizational unit, job, position, or task.

Use

The system automatically inserts the abbreviation of the job you are copying, as a default entry. You do not have to use the default.

If you are creating only one position, use this field to apply an abbreviation to the position. To do so:

  • type in an appropriate abbreviation

If you are creating more than one position, leave the default entry, since the same abbreviation will be applied to each position created. Edit abbreviations later, using the Rename feature.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 0570

Definition

This field contains an abbreviation of up to 12 alphanumeric characters. The abbreviation represents an individual object, for example, an organizational unit, a qualification, a business event, and so on.

Use

The system automatically completes the field with the current abbreviation for the selected object.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 1000

Use

If you are copying more than one object, do not complete this field. Instead, apply abbreviations later, using the options found through Detail Maintenance.

If you are working with a single object, use this field to apply an abbreviation. To do so, type in an easily recognizable code of up to 12 characters.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 1001

Use

In CREATE mode, use this field to apply an abbreviation to an object.

In CHANGE mode, edit the existing abbreviation by typing over the current entry.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 2300

Definition

This field contains an abbreviation of up to 12 characters. The abbreviation represents an individual object (an organizational unit, qualification, business event, and so on).

Use

Use this field to apply an abbreviation to the object you are creating. To do so:

  • type in an easily recognizable abbreviation

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 3000

Use

This field identifies the object(s) you are viewing (for example, organizational units, qualifications, business events, and so on), by providing their object abbreviations.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 7001

Use

Specify location for room

If a location is entered, the room search or bus.event search can be limited to this location. Then, all rooms and therefore all events of this location are taken into account. Matchcode entry is possible.

In the lower function buttons except Create event the entry of a business event location has a limiting effect, that is, the lists are limited to events in this location.
This is not valid if an organizer entered. In this case, the lists are only limited to the organizer not to the location, that means the entry of an organizer has higher priority.

The location can be created hierarchically with relationship 003, all rooms of a lower hierarchy automatically also belong to the higher hierarchy.

Procedure

The hierarchy of the locations can only be created via the transactions PP01 or PP02, not with the data transaction PP31 of Room Reservations Planning.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 7002

Use

Short text of the room

Room name or room designation

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 7003

Use

Object short text of the canteen

Name or designation of the dining facilities or the canteen where lunch should be provided. The PD matchcode entry is supported.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 7004

Use

Object short text for the organizer of the event

You can enter the name of the organizer of an event here.

This entry is not relevant for the list of reserved/free rooms. If, however, an event is created from these lists, the organizer's name is transferred to the data screen of the event.

Using Create event the organizer entered is also transferred to the data screen, for the remaining pushbuttons the entry of an organizer has a limiting effect, that is, the lists are limited to business events of this organizer.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 7005

Use

Object short text of the event

The event type from the table T77R1 is always created as an object short text; The user has no influence on this field.

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 7006

Use

Object short text of the company or the attendee

You can enter the name of an attendee of the event here.

This entry is not relevant for the list of reserved/free rooms. if, however, an event is created from these lists, the attendee is transferred to the data screen of the event.

Via Create event the entered attendee is also transferred to the data screen, via List per company, all events are listed with the entered attendee; The entry of an attendee has no relevance for the remaining function keys.

Supplementary Documentation - SHORT_D 7007

Use

Short text of the room equipment necessary for an event

The common HR Planning matchcode is supported in this field, that is, the beginning of equipment designation, the object ID of facilities or * for the overview of all facilities known the system can be entered.

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20041216 
SAP Release Created in