SAP Naming Conventions for Report Classes (PA-PAD) 

Report class names have eight characters:

S E P D A n n n

These characters have the following meaning:

Character

Meaning

Possible Values

 

S

Sort

BLANK

Do not sort

   

X

Sort

E

Data selection period =

BLANK

Equality applies

 

Person selection period

X

Equality does not apply

P

Payroll area, period

BLANK

Line is not displayed

 

and year

X

Line is displayed

   

M

Line is displayed and payroll area is a required field

D

Data selection period

0

No entry, line is not displayed

   

1

Key date; only start date can be entered

   

2

Interval; ‘start and ‘end’ dates can be entered

A

Person selection period

Like data selection period

 

nnn

 

Sequential number, begins with 001

 

The numeric name range is reserved for customer report classes.