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Data Object
Instance of a
data type. Exists in the
internal mode of an
ABAP program or as a
shared object in the
shared memory. Is either created as a
named, statically
declared data object (statement DATA and similar) during loading of a program or a
procedure, or dynamically as an
anonymous data object at runtime (statement CREATE DATA). In addition, the
literals defined as part of the source code count also as data objects. The data type of a data object is always complete (not
generic) and can be
bound or
independent. See also
static data object and
dynamic data object.