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If you selected expansion type NM and subexpansion type N, you can define an input template for numeric values.

  • Input template for predecimal places

    You can use the following places in the input template:

    1.

    Z = optional place (eliminates leading zeros)

    2.

    B = optional place (no leading zeros eliminated; if the SAP system does not find any values, it replaces B with a blank character)

    3.

    9 = fixed place (no following zeros eliminated; if the SAP system does not find any values, it replaces 9 with a zero)

    Note Note

    The order of the decimal places in the template is as above from left to right before the decimal point. If the number of decimal places is greater than the number defined in the input template, the system displays asterisks (*) instead.

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  • Input template for decimal places

    You can use the following places in the input template:

    1.

    9 = fixed place (no trailing zeros eliminated - if the SAP system does not find any values, it replaces 9 with a zero)

    2.

    B = optional place (no trailing zeros eliminated)

    3.

    Z = optional place (eliminates trailing zeros)

    Note Note

    The order of the decimal places in the template is as above from left to right after the decimal point.

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    Example Example

    Numerical Value

    Input Template

    Result

    12,3456789

    99.99BBZ

    12,34567

    12,3

    99.99BBZ

    12,30

    123,45600

    99.99BBZZ

    **,4560
    End of the example.

  • Specifying the decimal separator and thousand separator

    Which character you must specify in the template as the decimal separator and which character as the thousand separator (decimal point or comma) depends on the setting for the decimal separator in the header data for the report generation variant for which you later want to use the report template.

  • Input template for dimensions

    If you do not define a template, the system uses the dimension specified by the pass parameter.

    You enter the input template for dimensions after the input template for the numerical value. Separate the template definitions with a space.

    You can use the following places in the input template:

    D = optional decimal place (if the system finds no value ⇒ D is replaced by a space)

    Note Note

    If the number of characters of the unit is greater than the input template, the system displays an asterisk (*) behind the unit.

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    Example Example

    Numerical Value

    Input Template

    Result

    12.34 kg/l

    99.99 DD

    12.34 k*

    12.34 kg/l

    99.99 DDDDD

    12.34 kg/l
    End of the example.

    Note Note

    You can use D- to completely suppress the output of the dimension.

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    Example Example

    Numerical Value

    Input Template

    Result

    123.45 kg/l

    999.9 DDD

    123.4 kg*

    123.45 kg/l

    999,9

    123.4 kg/l

    123.45 kg/l

    999.9 D-

    123,4
    End of the example.

  • Input template for intervals

    The system processes both values of the interval separately and prepares the input template accordingly.

    Example Example

    Numerical Value

    Input Template

    Result

    12.34 - 13.5 kg/l

    99.99 DDDD

    12.34 - 13.50 kg/l
    End of the example.

    The original accuracies are transferred.

    Example Example

    Numerical Value

    Input Template

    Result

    > 12.34- < 13.5 kg/l

    99.99 DDDD

    > 12.34- < 13.50 kg/l
    End of the example.

Note Note

You can also define an output function by copying the function module C14N_SYMBOL_METHOD and adapting it accordingly, for example, (see Function Module).

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