SAP ABAP Data Element XMODUS (IS-M: Import mode for data transfer)

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	XMODUS
Short Description	IS-M: Import mode for data transfer

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	XMODUS
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	1
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	1
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	Mode
Medium	15	Mode
Long	20	Mode
Heading	1	M

Documentation

Definition

There are two possible modes for creating and reading files:
- Text mode
- Binary mode

For a more precise technical description, please see the ABAP term 'OPEN' (for example by entering 'Help OPEN' in the ABAP/4 Editor, transaction SE38).

The same mode must be used for reading and writing.

• Binary mode: The data transferred is not interpreted by the read and write operations (READ DATASET and TRANSFER). The data areas specified in this mode are entered and output in full.
• Text mode: When a file is opened with this add-on, the system assumes that the file is made up of lines. One line is transferred during each write or read transaction. In write transactions, if the data area is too large for the line being read the remainder is filled in with blanks. If it is too small, the rest of the line is lost. The end of a line is marked with a line end indicator (independent of the operating system). Under UNIX, this indicator is '/n' (hex: '0A'). It is generally only possible to transfer printable characters (text).

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20050224
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