Class ClfnCharacteristicForKeyDate

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Change Number. Number used to uniquely identify a change master record. If you make a change with reference to a change number, or create anobject with a change number, the following functions are at your disposal:The system determines the effectivity parametersThe conditions that the change is effective under can be defined in the change master record as follows:Changes with a date effectivity (valid from date)Changes with parameter effectivity (for example: serial no. effectivity)Log of the changes madeDocumentation for the changesRevision level to indicate the change status of a material or documentChanges released for the different areas in the company. Maximum length: 12.

Characteristic Name. Name that uniquely identifies a characteristic. Maximum length: 30.

Data type of characteristic. Data type of a characteristic's values. The data type defines whether a characteristic value is a character string, a number, a date, or a time. Maximum length: 4.

Number of Decimal Places. Number of decimal places which can be entered when you assign a value to this characteristic. The number of decimal places must be less than the number of characters.

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Exponent Display Format. Specifies how the numerical value of a characteristic is to be displayed with an exponent. The indicators mean the following:0 = Display without an exponent1 = Exponent is set automatically.There is always one place before the decimal point.Example: ,___E+2 = Display with exponent entered.Example: ,_E+333 = Display in scientific format (3, 6, 9)There are always three places before the decimal point.Example: ,___E+SS. Maximum length: 1.

Exponent display. Exponent used when characteristic value is dislayed.

Characteristics Group. The characteristics group can be used to group together similar characteristics. It is used to make finding characteristics easier. Maximum length: 10.

Characteristics Group Description. Maximum length: 40.

Internal characteristic number without conversion routine. Maximum length: 10.

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UTC Time Stamp in Long Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmssmmmuuun). The UTC timestamp displays date and time according to UTC (Universal Coordinated Time). In order to convert local time into a UTC time stamp, which makes it easier to compare times, the local time must be converted according to your time zone. The ABAP command convert is available for this purpose.Even if the time zone that the conversion is based on can be redetermined from Customizing or master data, we still recommend that you save the time zone.The internal structure of the high-resolution UTC time stamp is logically organized in date and time sections in a packed decimal format (YYYYMMDDhhmmssmmmuuun), which depicts the year, month, day, hour,second, millisecond, microsecond and the first decimal of the nanoseconds. Please note that the hardware that is normally used does not fully support a resolution of 100 nanoseconds, which is available in the structure.See also GET TIME STAMPA UTC time stamp in short form is also available.

Number of Characters. Total number of characters that you can enter when you assign a value to this characteristic. This figure includes the number of decimal places. This figure does not include plus or minus signs or decimal points.Further HintsIf a characteristic has data type "character" (CHAR), you can maintain a language-dependent description for values. This description can be up to 30 characters long, regardless of the number you enter here.

Authorization Group for Characteristics Maintenance. This key defines whether a user is allowed to maintain this characteristic. This authorization must be defined in the user master record.The authorization object is C_CABN_GRP. Maximum length: 3.

Status of a characteristic. The characteristic status gives information on the processing status of the characteristic and determines whether it can be used elsewhere in the system. Maximum length: 1.

Characteristic Status. Maximum length: 20.

Value with template. Entries for this characteristic are checked against this template. Numeric format (NUM):You can maintain a numeric template during characteristic maintenance on the Basic Data tab.The separator for thousands (period or comma) is taken from the values in the user master record. Manual entry of this separator is optional.If you want negative values to be allowed, this can be defined by entering a left-justified or right-justified minus sign.There are three options for displaying figures with an exponent:1. Standard formatThe exponent is set automatically. There is exactly one place before the decimal point.2. Predefined exponentEach figure is automatically scaled to the predefined exponent.3. Scientific formatThe exponent is set automatically in steps of 3. There are exactly three places before the decimal point.The exponent must always be positioned directly after the mantissa.As an aid to entry, you also have the option of entering a unit directly next to the exponent. This unit is subsequently ignored in characteristics maintenance in template selection. Maximum length: 70.

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Unit of Measurement. Internal, language-independent, measurement unit format. This format is used for internal processing.The internal format is automatically replaced by either the external commercial (three-character) or technical (six-character) format before output to the screen. Maximum length: 3.

Date on Which Record Was Created.

Currency. Maximum length: 5.

ISO Currency Code. International standardized currency key Enter the ISO codeif you do not already use the global standard currency key as the currency keyif you use the EDI application. Here the ISO code is used for exchanging information. Maximum length: 3.

Document number. This number is the main part of the document key, which is used to identify the document. Maximum length: 25.

Document part. Section of a document which is maintained as an independent document. Design departments, for example, can use document parts to divide up large documents such as design drawings into pages. Maximum length: 3.

Document Type. Part of the document key, which categorizes documents according to their distinguishing features and the organizational procedures which result from them. Maximum length: 3.

Document version. Number which identifies the version of a document. A new version is assigned after the original files have been edited in the following processing situations:The new processing status varies from the original in a certain way (for example, text change sin a text file).You want the original processing status to remain the same (for example, documentation of project progress). Maximum length: 2.

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Key Date.

Date of Last Change.

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Value with Plus or Minus Sign. Defines whether negative values can be assigned to a characteristic.

One-to-many navigation property to the ClfnCharcDescForKeyDate entity.

One-to-many navigation property to the ClfnCharcRefForKeyDate entity.

One-to-many navigation property to the ClfnCharcRstrcnForKeyDate entity.

One-to-many navigation property to the ClfnCharcValueForKeyDate entity.

ISO code for unit of measurement. ISO code for measurement units. An ISO code can be assigned to several internal measurement units of a dimension. The ISO code is important for EDI. It is used to convert the internal SAP measurement units into standard measurement units. Data exchange via EDI requires internal measurement units to be converted into standard measurement units.A list of the current internationally agreed ISO codes can be ordered from the UN commission responsible (WP.4 Trade Facilitation Recommendations, Recommendation 20):UN Economic Commission for EuropeInformation OfficePalais des Nations1211 GenevaSwitzerlande-mail: info.ece@unece.orgor viewed directly on the Internet:http://www.unece.org/cefact/codesfortrade/codes_index.htmFor more information, see SAP Note 69063. Maximum length: 3.

Valid-to date. End of validity period of an object (such as material, BOM, or routing) in the SAP System.

Valid-From Date. Specifies the start date for the validity period of an object (such as material, BOM, or routing).

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Case Sensitive. This indicator determines whether lower-case letters can be entered in characteristic values. If this field is blank, the characteristic values entered are automatically converted into upper-case letters.