DECIMAL_PLACES SAP (Decimal Places in Currencies) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Decimal Places in Currencies




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DECIMAL_PLACES
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Access table DECIMAL_PLACES




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DECIMAL_PLACES is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Decimal Places in Currencies" Information within sap ABAP programs.

This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.

i.e. DATA: wa_DECIMAL_PLACES TYPE DECIMAL_PLACES.

The DECIMAL_PLACES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Decimal Places in Currencies data available in SAP. These include LTEXT (Long Text), KTEXT (Short text), CURRDEC (Number of decimal places).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP DECIMAL_PLACES structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
WAERSCurrency Key SYCURRCUKY5Assigned to domainSYCURR
LTEXTLong Text LTEXTCHAR40TEXT40
KTEXTShort text KTEXT_CURTCHAR15TEXT15
CURRDECNumber of decimal places CURRDECINT13CURRDEC

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DECIMAL_PLACES using ABAP code?

As DECIMAL_PLACES is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on DECIMAL_PLACES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DECIMAL_PLACES

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DECIMAL_PLACES and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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