SAP Data Elements

DPWTY_MEINS_CHAR SAP Data Element referenced by UnitofMeas ABAP dictionary fields







DPWTY_MEINS_CHAR is a standard DATA Element within the SAP ABAP dictionary and is associated with fields that store Unit of Measure information.

Below is the list of data element attribute values including length, data type, description, search help etc...also check the Contribute section for any additional notes that have been added You could also view this information on your SAP system if you enter the data element /XPPM/FW_SOL_NAME into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE11 or SE80.

Page contents

  • Data Element /XPPM/FW_SOL_NAME Attributes
  • All SAP tables with fields that use this Data Element
  • Contribution section

Attributes of SAP Data Element DPWTY_MEINS_CHAR

Domain name:
Get/Set parameter ID:
This field does not have a parameter ID associated with it so you can't use the GET PARAMETER ID ABAP syntax to retrieve its value from memory and the SET PARAMETER ID to update its value.
Flag for writing change documents:Yes
Change history is active so whenever changes are made to a value in this FIELD THEY WILL BE RECORDED AND STORED IN THE CHANGE DOCUMENT HISTORY TABLES CDHDR and CDPOS.
Short Description:Units of Measurement of Various Types without conversion
Short Label(Max length):UnitofMeas(10)
Medium Label(Max length):Unit of Measure(15)



Long Label(Max length):Unit of Measure(20)
Heading(Max length):Unit of Meas.(20)
Name of a Search Help:
Name of a search help parameter:
ABAP Data type(i.e. CHAR,CLNT,CURR):UNIT
Unit key for QUAN fields
length:3
Number of Decimal Places:
Output Length:3
Category of Dictionary Type:Direct Type Entry
Type of Object Referenced:N/A
Not relevant as this field is an Elementary Direct Type Entry rather than a reference type.
Force write direction to be LTR:No
If this flag is set the field content is always displayed using the left to right writing direction, even if the write direction of the screen/user is right to left. Maybe useful for digit based data such as phone numbers which may be un-readable using RTL direction. See OSS note 1291845
No Filtering of BIDI Characters:No
Deactivate Input History in Screen Field:No



Contribute (Add Comments)

Within the comments section below there is also an opportunity for you to add useful hints, tips and screen shots specific to this SAP table field. This means that you and other users will be able to find these details quickly by simply searching on the object name /XPPM/FW_SOL_NAME or its description.

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