Attribute Types of Select Options

The attribute type specifies how the value assignment of an attribute is rendered and which operators are used for this type. Method GET_DEFAULT_OPERATOR of class CL_WD_SELOPT_UTIL_20 returns the operators defined for an attribute type.

The constants for the attribute types are defined in IF_WD_SELECT_OPTIONS_20=>E_ATTRIBUTE_TYPES.

The table below lists the default operators that are used in a specific field type, and describes the format of the attributes:

Default Operators Depending on Attribute or Field Type
Attribute or Field Type	Default Operators	Output
Free text search	`is` `is_all_of` `is_any_of` `is_exactly` `is_none_of`	An attribute of type `if_wd_select_options_20=>e_attribute_types-free_text` is always output as the first line, with a label and without a dropdown menu. The text for the label (type: String) can be specified in the TEXT attribute. If no text table is entered, a standard text is used. This attribute cannot be removed from the user interface, which means that no minus sign appears at the end of the line. The user can assign only one value.
Text field	`is` `is_not` `is_empty` `starts_with` `contains`	Output as an input field
ID field (alphanumeric field, contains numbers)	`equals` `does_not_equal` `is_greater_than` `is_less_than` `is_greater_equal` `is_less_equal` `is_between` `is_empty` `contains`	Output as an input field for alphanumeric values Possible for alphanumberic fields that use number strings
Numeric field	`equals` `does_not_equal` `is_greater_than` `is_less_than` `is_greater_equal` `is_less_equal` `is_between` `is_empty`	Output as an input field for numeric values
Date/time field	`is` `is_not` `is_between` `is_earlier_than` `is_later_than` `is_earlier_equal` `is_later_equal`	Used as an input field for dates or times.
Variables date	`is` `is_not` `is_between` `is_earlier_than` `is_later_than` `is_earlier_equal` `is_later_equal` `is_within` `is_not_within`	Rendered as a dropdown. The type includes the option of the operator-dependent value set. The operators and the corresponding value sets must be specified in table VAR_DATE_ATTRIBUTES.
Field with dropdown menu	`is` `is_not` `is_empty`	Rendered as a dropdown. The dropdown is always rendered as NULLABLE, which means that an additional empty line is created in the value set. The value set may contain the initial value as the key. The user evaluation can then be read as follows: If the user has selected the empty entry, the evaluation is: `LOW = initial` `UNVALUATED_ROW = abap_true` If the user has selected the key with the initial value, the evaluation is: `LOW = initial` `UNVALUATED_ROW = abap_false` The operator `is_between` is not valid in this scenario.
Checkbox and tristate	`is`	Output as a checkbox with two or more statuses (Tristate). These types should be avoided since the rendered lines are always regarded as evaluated.
Amounts or quantities	`equals` `does_not_equal` `is_greater_than` `is_less_than` `is_greater_equal` `is_less_equal` `is_between` `is_empty`	The DDIC types QUAN and CURR are output in one line with their respective unit specifications. Other types are not supported.
Currrency or unit specification	`is`	Not output as a separate attribute, but together with the associated quantity or amount field.
Multi-value field	`is`	Output as an editable input field (TextEdit), and is write-protected in accordance with the guidelines (READ_ONLY). You can edit the field using an application-specific popup, which is opened from the edit button. For more information about multi-value fields, see Defining Multi-Value Fields.

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Some field types have complex properties or require special handling. For more information, see Properties and Handling Specific Attribute and Field Types.