topic Re: Overflow Error - Type P in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533779#M1426946 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi tank,</P><P></P><P>ZECM is a customer function group. The error is caused by dilettantish programming.</P><P></P><P>Use applicable SAP standard data types and no homegrown field definitions.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P></P><P>Clemens</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:35:25 GMT Clemenss 2010-01-06T21:35:25Z Overflow Error - Type P https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533777#M1426944 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>In the Portal, we're running Enteprise Compensation Management with EHP4. For some Employees, we get an error that reads 'Overflow during the arithmetical operation (type P) in program SAPLZECM. Any idea what causes this error?</P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:22:44 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533777#M1426944 Former Member 2010-01-06T16:22:44Z Re: Overflow Error - Type P https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533778#M1426945 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Over floe occurs when the ranges of an given data type is exceeded, just check the value that are getting populated into this variable, if it is getting derived then check the other values as well.</P><P></P><P>e.g. a = b / c</P><P> Check b &amp; c value also.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:42:29 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533778#M1426945 Former Member 2010-01-06T16:42:29Z Re: Overflow Error - Type P https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533779#M1426946 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi tank,</P><P></P><P>ZECM is a customer function group. The error is caused by dilettantish programming.</P><P></P><P>Use applicable SAP standard data types and no homegrown field definitions.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P></P><P>Clemens</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:35:25 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533779#M1426946 Clemenss 2010-01-06T21:35:25Z Re: Overflow Error - Type P https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533780#M1426947 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>LOL, I think this should be added as an ABAP keyword.</P><P></P><PRE><CODE>dilettantish constants: ... enddilettantish</CODE></PRE><P></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:15:28 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/overflow-error-type-p/m-p/6533780#M1426947 Former Member 2010-01-06T23:15:28Z