SAP ABAP Data Element STEXTA (Dictionary reference)
Hierarchy
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SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
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BC-DWB-TOO-ABA (Application Component) ABAP Editor
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SEDX (Package) Program editor: ABAP text elements
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-DWB-TOO-ABA (Application Component) ABAP Editor⤷
SEDX (Package) Program editor: ABAP text elements
Basic Data
| Data Element | STEXTA |
| Short Description | Dictionary reference |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | STEXTA | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 4 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 4 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
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| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Dictionary |
| Medium | 15 | ABAP Dictionary |
| Long | 20 | Dictionary reference |
| Heading | 55 | Dictionary reference |
Documentation
Definition
Flag indicating that the selection text has been copied from the ABAP Dictionary.
If the selection text refers to an ABAP Dictionary field or a data element, you can use the corresponding text that is also stored in the Dictionary. To do so, you must select this field.
The 'long' label is always used (maximum length 30 characters). If there is no 'long' label maintained, the system uses the short description with length 30. The selection text field cannot be changed on the maintenance screen. Instead, the corresponding text is read from the ABAP Dictionary at runtime. Accordingly, any changes you make to the text in the ABAP Dictionary apply automatically to the selection text as well. You should use this feature wherever there is a suitable data element in the ABAP Dictionary, since it reduces maintenance and translation overheads. You can remove the ABAP Dictionary reference at any time by deselecting the checkbox. You can then enter your own texts in the text field. The existence of a possible ABAP Dictionary reference is indicated by whether the checkbox can be selected. If no, you can create a possible reference by using one of the following forms in the corresponding PARAMETERS or SELECT-OPTIONS statement:
- PARAMETERS statement using 'LIKE' and a Dictionary field
- PARAMETERS statement using 'TYPE' and a data element
- SELECT-OPTIONS statement using 'FOR' and a Dictionary field.
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 19990505 |
| SAP Release Created in |
