Nomenclature of Symbol Names (SAP Library

Nomenclature of Symbol Names

Symbol Keys of Standard Characteristics

The symbol name that the system generates for a standard characteristic contains:

A part of the class key (see Nomenclature of Standard Class Keys)

A part of the characteristic key (see Nomenclature of Standard Characteristic Keys)

Note

The following nomenclature only applies to new symbols that you created from standard characteristics as of Release 3.0F. Symbol keys you generated earlier remain unchanged.

Example

G10100001AB

Complete symbol key

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Explanations:

G.................

Letter G (stands for generation)

G1010.........

Four-digit cluster of class key

G1010001...

Class number

G1010001AB

Two characters from the specific part of the characteristic key:

– If the specific part contains an underscore, the system uses the first letter and the first letter after the underscore (AB_CD => AC).

– If the specific part does not contain an underscore, the system uses the first two characters.

Symbol Keys for Tables or Structure Fields and Non-Standard Characteristics

The symbol key also commences with a G. The rest of the symbol key is made up in the following way:

The symbol keys for R/3 table fields consist of the first four characters of the table name and the first five characters of the field name.

Example

Tables in the SAP component always begin with EST (ESTRI, ESTVH). The symbol key for the IDENT field is thus GESTRIDENT (symbol key for identifier).

The symbol keys for value assignment types consist of the first four characters of the class name and the first five characters of the characteristic name.

Note

If two symbols should have identical names, the system replaces the final character with a digit.

	Explanations:
G.................	Letter G (stands for generation)
G1010.........	Four-digit cluster of class key
G1010001...	Class number
G1010001AB	Two characters from the specific part of the characteristic key: – If the specific part contains an underscore, the system uses the first letter and the first letter after the underscore (AB_CD => AC). – If the specific part does not contain an underscore, the system uses the first two characters.