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input parameter
Formal parameter of a
procedure, to which the value of an
actual parameter is passed at the time of a call and which is evaluated in the procedure. Input parameters for which the
pass by reference is defined cannot be succeeded by a write access in the procedure. Input parameters are defined for
methods and
function modules using IMPORTING. Therefore, they are also called IMPORTING parameters. For
subroutines, input parameters
are defined using USING. They are not protected against a write access during the pass by reference.