SAP ABAP Data Element UAB_EXTERNAL_OBJECT ('External Object' Indicator)

Hierarchy

☛ SEM-BW (Software Component) SEM-BW: Strategic Enterprise Management
   ⤷ FIN-BA (Application Component) Business Analytics
     ⤷ UA_STRUCTURE (Package) Generation of DDIC Objects

Basic Data

Data Element	UAB_EXTERNAL_OBJECT
Short Description	'External Object' Indicator

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	UAB_FLAG
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	1
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	1
Value Table

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Ext. Obj.
Medium	20	External Object Type
Long	40	External Object Type
Heading	0

Documentation

Definition

Indicator for external object types.

Use

External object types can only occur in value flow as sender to normal object types. No allocation is possible between external objects.

Example

Primary costs can be presented in the value network using external object types. As a rule they form the basis for the cost component split.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20041006
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