DATA ELEMENT title: data element (BC-DWB-DIC) (SAP Library - Glossary)
DATA ELEMENT category: ABAP Dictionary (BC-DWB-DIC)
DATA ELEMENT explained:
An ABAP Dictionary object that describes the data type and semantic meaning of a table field or structure field.
Data elements define keywords, headers and domains. You can address them in ABAP programs with the TYPE statement. This allows you to define elementary types that have the type attributes of a particular data element. These type attributes include one of the recognized ABAP Dictionary data types, the field length and, where appropriate, the number of decimal places.
Fields with the same purpose should have the same underlying data element.
More terms such as data element in Dictionary D.
- Manual Dynpro Event:
- Help Event during the dynpro processing. Either PAI, PBO, POH or POV data element definition.
- Manual Disclosure Controls And Procedures:
- Help Value that can be taken by the attribute Relevance of a Control . A control with this relevance is conform with the requirements of section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act data element explain.
- Manual Discontinuation Step:
- Help chain a discontinuation step is one line. For example A is replaced by B, at a later date B is replaced by C. The supersession chain then consists of two discontinuation steps, A->B and B->C data element what is.
- Manual Data Entry Profile (EC-CS):
- Help data entry groups to consolidation units according to versions, period categories, and types of reported data. Data entry profiles can determine the level of detail required in various periods during data element meaning.
- Manual Discount Factor (PY):
- Help by the SAP system. The discount factor is calculated using the discount rate that you specify when the present value of company loans is calculated. To determine the present value (current value) of data element abbreviation.
