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data element

Repository object in the ABAP Dictionary that defines an elementary data type or a reference type. As well as the technical type properties, the semantic meaning of a (database) field (for example, the header for tabular representations or documentation text) is described. Properties such as data type, length etc. are defined directly in the data element or are copied from a domain.

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