SAP TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE Function Module for Time zones: Determine time zone for a location (land, region)

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TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE is a standard tz location timezone SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used for Time zones: Determine time zone for a location (land, region) processing and below is the pattern details for this FM, showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc. there is also a full "cut and paste" ABAP pattern code example, along with implementation ABAP coding, documentation and contribution comments specific to this or related objects.

See here to view full function module documentation and code listing for tz location timezone FM, simply by entering the name TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: TZN0
Program Name: SAPLTZN0
Main Program:
Appliation area: S
Release date: N/A
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
Update:

Function TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE pattern details

In-order to call this FM within your sap programs, simply using the below ABAP pattern details to trigger the function call...or see the full ABAP code listing at the end of this article. You can simply cut and paste this code into your ABAP progrom as it is, including variable declarations.

CALL FUNCTION 'TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE'"Time zones: Determine time zone for a location (land, region)
  EXPORTING
   COUNTRY =  "Country
*  REGION = ' ' "Region/federal state

 IMPORTING
   TIMEZONE =  "Time zone
   TIMEZONE_MULTIPLE =  "Flag 'several time zones possible'

EXCEPTIONS
   NO_TIMEZONE_FOUND = 1 

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IMPORTING Parameters details for TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE

COUNTRY - Country

Data type: T005-LAND1
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

REGION - Region/federal state

Data type: T005S-BLAND
Default: SPACE
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXPORTING Parameters details for TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE

TIMEZONE - Time zone

Data type: TTZDATA-TZONE
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

TIMEZONE_MULTIPLE - Flag 'several time zones possible'

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXCEPTIONS details

NO_TIMEZONE_FOUND - No time zone found

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

Copy and paste ABAP code example for TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE Function Module

The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module POPUP_TO_CONFIRM including all data declarations. The code uses the original data declarations rather than the latest in-line data DECLARATION SYNTAX but I have included an ABAP code snippet at the end to show how declarations would look using the newer method of declaring data variables on the fly. This will allow you to compare and fully understand the new inline method. Please note some of the newer syntax such as the @DATA is not available until a later 4.70 service pack (SP8), which i why i have stuck to the origianl for this example.

ABAP code using 7.40 inline data declarations to call FM TZ_LOCATION_TIMEZONE

The below ABAP code uses the newer in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. Please note some of the newer syntax below, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.

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