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data object
Instance of a
data type. Exists in the
internal session of an
ABAP program or as a
shared object in the
shared memory . Is created either as a
named,
statically declared data object (statement DATA and similar) when a program or
procedure is loaded, or dynamically as an
anonymous data object at runtime ( statement CREATE DATA or
instance
operator NEW). In addition, the
literals defined as part of the source code are also data objects. The data type of a data object is always complete (not
generic) and can be
bound or
standalone. See also
static data object and
dynamic data object.