Archive for June, 2008

Question and Answer about SAP ABAP Assignments, Conversions, and Calculations

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Q:I can use the clear statement to set a value to blanks or zeros, but is there a statement that can set a variable back to the value I specified using the value addition on the data statement?
A:No, unfortunately there isn’t.
Q:Can I use the move statement with field strings of differing lengths?
A:Yes, you can. They [...]

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How to Search the Descriptions of a Structure or Table

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Step by step how to search the descriptions of a structure or table:

Begin at the Dictionary: Table/Structure: Display Fields screen.
Choose the menu path Table->Print. The Print Table Manual screen is displayed. Here you specify which details you want to see.
Tickmark all fields and press the Continue button. The Print: screen is displayed.
If the Output Device [...]

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Commonly Used System Variables in SAP

Monday, June 30th, 2008

There are 176 system variables available within every ABAP/4 program. You do not have to define them; they are automatically defined and are always available. To display a list of system variables, display the DDIC structure syst. You can display it by using the Dictionary: Initial Screen, or by double-clicking on the name of any [...]

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Why do I need to create field strings? Why can’t I use just simple variables?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Field strings give you a way of organizing your variables into groups. When you have hundreds of variables in a program, organizing them into field strings makes the relationships between the variables clearer. Using field strings to group fields together also enables you to perform an operation on a group of variables as if they [...]

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What is Field String

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A field string is a type of variable, and is the equivalent of a structure in the DDIC but is defined within an ABAP/4 program. Like a structure, a field string is a series of fields grouped together under a common name. The difference lies mainly in where the definition resides. The term structure in [...]

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