Please find below SAP ABAP predefined types:
| Type | Length | Standard Length | Description | Detailed Description | |
| b | 1 byte | 1 byte integer (internal) | |||
| c | 1 to 65,535 characters | 1 character | Text field | • Default type when none is specified. • Used for regular text information. • Value padded right end with spaces. |
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| cursor | as i | as i | Database cursor | ||
| d | 8 characters | Date field | • Fixed length of 8 and internal representation of YYYYMMDD using Gregorian calendar. • Set default output format in your User Profile. • Supports date arithmetic. |
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| f | 8 bytes | Floating point number | • Used in all types of calculations. Be careful of rounding errors and do not compare using equivalent operator. | ||
| i | 4 bytes | 4 byte integer | • Fixed length of 4 bytes. | ||
| n | 1 to 65,535 characters | 1 character | Numeric text | • Strings of digits. • Value padded left end with zeros. |
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| p | 1 to 16 bytes | 8 bytes | Packed number | • Numbers stored in compressed formats that is in 2 digits per byte of storage. • Can be used for all types of calculations |
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| string | variable | Text string | • A sets of characters. | ||
| s | 2 bytes | 2 byte integer (internal) | |||
| t | 6 characters | Time field | • Fixed length of 6 and format HHMMSS. • Supports time arithmetic. |
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| t | 7 characters | Time field | • Hexadecimal values are stored in binary format for example in \’1001000011111000\’. | ||
| xstring | variable | Byte string |