SAP ABAP Data Element SORTL2 (IS-M: Sort Field 2 (for Internal Use))

Hierarchy

☛ IS-M (Software Component) SAP MEDIA
   ⤷ IS-M (Application Component) SAP Media
     ⤷ JSD (Package) Appl. dev. R/3 Publishing Sales and Distribution System

Basic Data

Data Element	SORTL2
Short Description	IS-M: Sort Field 2 (for Internal Use)

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	CHAR20
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	20
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	20
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	Sort2
Medium	15	Sort Field 2
Long	20	Sort Field 2
Heading	20	Sort Field 2

Documentation

Definition

Sort field 2, for internal use in identification of duplicates.

Description

The following algorithm is used to enter data in the field:

• City:        first 4 characters and last character
• Last name:        first 3 characters and last character
• First name:        first character
• Street:        first 2 characters
• House number:    last 4 characters

Special characters and blanks are removed and all letters are converted to upper case.

Dependencies

If the USER-EXIT 001 in the module pool SAPLJG01 is used to enter data in the field, this value takes priority.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20050224
SAP Release Created in