Special Variables
System Fields
The system fields contain system information. They are read-only. You can use any of the ABAP system fields in the command editor. The names of the system fields are in the ABAP Dictionary structure SYST.
LOG ( SY-UZEIT ).
eCATT Variable
eCATT variables are read-only.
You can use eCATT variables in the command editor.
LOG ( &TIME ).
You can use eCATT variables in the parameter list as default values for simple input parameters.
To see the current list of variables, choose Pattern in the test script editor and then the assignment command ( = ). There is a dropdown list in the eCATT Standard Parameter field.
General Variables
Variable |
Description |
&CLIENT |
Logon client. |
&CLIENT_HTTP |
Logon client of target system (HTTP). |
&DBSYS |
Database system of the target system. |
&DBSYS_HTTP |
Database system of the target system (HTTP). |
&DCPFM |
Decimal notation. |
&GUITYPE |
Current GUI type. The possible values are: WINGUI, JAVAGUI, and HTMLGUI. |
&HOST |
Target on which the script was executed. |
&HOST_HTTP |
Called host of target system (HTTP). |
&DBHOST_HTTP |
Host of database of target system (HTTP). |
&LANGUAGE |
Logon language. |
&LANGUAGE_HTTP |
Logon language of target system (HTTP). |
&OPSYS |
Operating system of the target system. |
&OPSYS_HTTP |
Operating system of the target system (HTTP). |
&SAPRL |
SAP_BASIS release of the target system. |
&SYSTEM |
Target system. |
&USER |
User name. |
&USER_HTTP |
User name of target system (HTTP). |
Test Script Variables
Variable |
Description |
&CLEAR |
Apostrophe SPACE apostrophe ( ‘ ‘ ). Can be used as a fixed value in interfaces. |
&DESTINATION |
RFC destination. |
&DESTINATIONHTTP |
RFC destination (HTTP). |
&EXCEPTION |
Exception of a function module called by the FUN command. |
&LOGID |
Log number. |
&LPC |
Current value of the loop count in an DO...ENDDO loop. |
&REFLEVEL |
Nesting level of a referenced test script. |
&REFNAME |
Name of a referenced test script. |
&REFVERSION |
Version of a referenced test script. |
&SKIP |
Single apostrophe ( ‘ ). Can be used as a fixed value in interfaces. |
&SYSTEMDATA |
System data container. |
&SCRIPTNAME |
Name of the test script. |
&SCRIPTVERSION |
Version of the test script. |
&SUBRC |
System field SY-SUBRC. |
&TARGETSYSTEM |
Target system. |
&TFILL |
Fill level of a table-type parameter. It is set after: · Table processing by APPEND, INSERT, DELETE, CLEAR, LOG, or GETLEN. · An assignment to a table-type parameter. |
&VARID |
Variant name. |
Date and Time Variables
Variable |
Description |
&TIME |
Current time in the format HHMMSS. |
&DATE |
Current date in the format YYYYMMDD. |
&YEAR |
Current year in the format YYYY. |
&YEARB |
Previous year in the format YYYY. |
&YEARA |
Next year in the format YYYY. |
Message Variables
Variable |
Description |
&M01 |
First variable text from the last message after a TCD command. |
&M02 |
Second variable text from the last message after a TCD command. |
&M03 |
Third variable text from the last message after a TCD command. |
&M04 |
Fourth variable text from the last message after a TCD command. |
&MSG |
The last message after the TCD or FUN eCATT commands. |
&MS1 |
First variable text from the last message. |
&MS2 |
Second variable text from the last message. |
&MS3 |
Third variable text from the last message. |
&MS4 |
Fourth variable text from the last message. |
&MST |
The message type of the last message. |
&MSI |
The message ID of the last message. |
&MSN |
The message number of the last message. |
&MSX |
The number of messages. |