Naming Conventions

Naming Conventions

Executable Programs (Reports)

Customer programs should follow the naming convention Yaxxxxxx or Zaxxxxxx. Replace a with the identification code of the appropriate application. Replace x with any valid character. SAP programs follow a similar convention, namely Raxxxxxx.

Module Pool Programs (for Transactions)

Customer dialog programs should follow the naming convention SAPMYxxx or SAPMZxxx. Replace x with any valid character. SAP standard programs follow a similar convention, namely SAPMaxxx, where a stands for an application.

Valid Characters

The program name must be at least one character long, and may be up to eight characters long.

Do not use the following characters:

Period (.)
Comma (,)
Space ()
Parentheses ' ( ' ') '
Inverted comma (')
Quotation mark (")
Equals sign (=)
Asterisk (*)
German umlauts (Ä, ä, Ö, ö, Ü, ü)
Percentage sign (%) or underscore (_)