CONVERT_FIELD SAP Method Method for Field Content Conversion
Below is documentation, parameters and attributes of ABAP Method CONVERT_FIELD within SAP class IF_EX_BADI_AUT_CONV. There is also a number of example ABAP code snipts to help you use the functionality of this method.
This method is available within SAP systems depending on your version and release level, you can view further information by entering the class name IF_EX_BADI_AUT_CONV into the relevant SAP transactions such as SE24 or SE80, and then selecting the method you are interested in.
Method Type - Instance
This is an Instance Method so needs to be instantiated first before you can access any of the methods. I.e. you need to create a local variable of TYPE ref to the class.The following technical details of method CONVERT_FIELD can also be found below:
- Importing parameters
- Exporting parameters
- Changing parameters
- Returning parameters
- Exceptions
- Coding Examples
Parameters of Method CONVERT_FIELD
.| Name | Type | Data Type | Description | Default Value |
| FIELDNAME | Importing | TYPE FIELDNAME | Field Name | |
| FLT_VAL | Importing | TYPE TABNAME | Filter Value | |
| KEY | Importing | TYPE ANY | Key Values for Data Record | |
| LOGDATE | Importing | TYPE LOGDATE | Table Log Creation Date | |
| LOGTIME | Importing | TYPE LOGTIME | Table Log Creation Time | |
| NEW_VALUE | Importing | TYPE ANY | New Value | |
| OLD_VALUE | Importing | TYPE ANY | Old Value | |
| C_NEW | Exporting | TYPE CDFLDVALO | New Value (Converted) | |
| C_OLD | Exporting | TYPE CDFLDVALO | Old Value (Converted) | |
| FIELDTEXT | Exporting | TYPE AS4TEXT | Field description | |
| ICON | Exporting | TYPE C | Select Data Record As Converted |
Exceptions of Method CONVERT_FIELD
CONVERT_ERROR - Error during translationExample ABAP coding
DATA: lo_class TYPE REF TO IF_EX_BADI_AUT_CONV.
DATA: lv_C_NEW TYPE CDFLDVALO,
lv_C_OLD TYPE CDFLDVALO,
lv_FIELDNAME TYPE FIELDNAME,
lv_FIELDTEXT TYPE AS4TEXT,
lv_FLT_VAL TYPE TABNAME,
lv_ICON TYPE C,
lv_KEY TYPE ANY,
lv_LOGDATE TYPE LOGDATE,
lv_LOGTIME TYPE LOGTIME,
lv_NEW_VALUE TYPE ANY,
lv_OLD_VALUE TYPE ANY,
lv_other TYPE c.
CALL METHOD lo_class=>CONVERT_FIELD(
EXPORTING
FIELDNAME = lv_FIELDNAME
FLT_VAL = lv_FLT_VAL
KEY = lv_KEY
LOGDATE = lv_LOGDATE
LOGTIME = lv_LOGTIME
NEW_VALUE = lv_NEW_VALUE
OLD_VALUE = lv_OLD_VALUE
IMPORTING
C_NEW = lv_C_NEW
C_OLD = lv_C_OLD
FIELDTEXT = lv_FIELDTEXT
ICON = lv_ICON ).
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