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PARAMETERS - Quick reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

PARAMETERS { {para[(len)]} | {para [LENGTH len]} } 

           [ {TYPE type [DECIMALS dec]} 

           | {LIKE dobj} 

           | {LIKE (name)} ] 

           [ {[OBLIGATORY|NO-DISPLAY] [VISIBLE LENGTH vlen]} 

           | {AS CHECKBOX [USER-COMMAND fcode]} 

           | {RADIOBUTTON GROUP group [USER-COMMAND fcode]} 

           | {AS LISTBOX VISIBLE LENGTH vlen 

                [USER-COMMAND fcode] [OBLIGATORY]} ] 
 
         [MODIF ID modid] 

           [DEFAULT val] 

           [LOWER CASE] 

           [MATCHCODE OBJECT search_help] 

           [MEMORY ID pid] 

           [VALUE CHECK] 

           [FOR {TABLE|NODE} node 

              [HELP-REQUEST] 

              [VALUE-REQUEST] 

              [AS SEARCH PATTERN]]. 

Effect

Declares a parameter para of length len and creates an associated input field on the current selection screen.

Additions

• TYPE type [DECIMALS dec]
  Specifies the data type type directly and defines the number of decimal places.
• LIKE dobj
  Specifies the data type with reference to a data object dobj.
• LIKE (name)
  Defines the data type for c with length 132, and displays the input field in accordance with the type specified dynamically in name.
• OBLIGATORY
  Defines the input field as a mandatory field.
• NO-DISPLAY
  No input field is created on the selection screen.
• VISIBLE LENGTH vlen
  Sets the visible length of the input field to the value of vlen.
• AS CHECKBOX
  Creates the input field as a checkbox.
• RADIOBUTTON GROUP group
  Creates the input field as a radio button of the radio button group group.
• AS LISTBOX
  Creates a dropdown list box for the input field.
• USER-COMMAND fcode
  Associates the input field with a function code.
• MODIF ID modid
  Assigns the input field to the modification group modid.
• DEFAULT val
  Defines a start value val for the content of the parameter.
• LOWER CASE
  Prevents the conversion of the content of character-like fields to uppercase when transferring data between the input field and the data object.
• MATCHCODE OBJECT search_help
  Associates the input field with a search help search_help from ABAP Dictionary.
• MEMORY ID pid
  Associates the input field with the SPA/GPA parameter pid in the user memory.
• VALUE CHECK
  Checks the input value against type-specific requirements in ABAP Dictionary.
• FOR {TABLE|NODE} node
  Obsolete: Assigns parameters in a logical database to a node node of the associated structure.
• [HELP-REQUEST] [VALUE-REQUEST]
  Obsolete: Enables self-defined field helps and input helps in logical databases for the input field.
• AS SEARCH PATTERN
  Obsolete: Enables evaluation of a search help in logical databases.