Table Fields

Table Fields

The following definitions are required in the ABAP Dictionary for a table field:

Field name

Decimal places: number of places after the decimal point, specifying numeric data types.

Assignment of the Data Type, Field Length and Short Text

You can assign the data type, length and short text in different ways:

In the table definition, you can assign a data type and field length to the field with Direct type entry. In this case you can enter the short text for the field directly.

You can assign a data element to the field. The data type and field length are determined from the domain of the data element. The short description of the data element is assigned to the field as a short text.

You can also specify the following:

Search help assignment: A search help can be assigned to a field (see Search Helps). This search help is available for the field in all screen fields when you press the input help (F4).

Reference Field and Reference Table: You must specify the table field in which the corresponding unit or currency can be found for fields containing quantities (data type QUAN) or currency amounts (data type CURR).

You can also include the fields of structures in the table as Substructures.

See also:

Creating Fields in the Table