topic Testing Initial Value in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/testing-initial-value/m-p/7622175#M1570374 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Not a question - just a surprising find that when you test for initial value i.e. IS INITIAL, the condition is satisfied by the '/' no-data character used by BDC and Direct Input. I had always used 'CO ' /' before finding this.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:24:37 GMT Former Member 2011-02-18T12:24:37Z Testing Initial Value https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/testing-initial-value/m-p/7622175#M1570374 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Not a question - just a surprising find that when you test for initial value i.e. IS INITIAL, the condition is satisfied by the '/' no-data character used by BDC and Direct Input. I had always used 'CO ' /' before finding this.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:24:37 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/testing-initial-value/m-p/7622175#M1570374 Former Member 2011-02-18T12:24:37Z Re: Testing Initial Value https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/testing-initial-value/m-p/7622176#M1570375 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hmmmm....</P><P></P><P>Didn't work that way when I tried it.</P><P></P><P>Rob</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:33:51 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/testing-initial-value/m-p/7622176#M1570375 Former Member 2011-02-18T14:33:51Z Re: Testing Initial Value https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/testing-initial-value/m-p/7622177#M1570376 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Interesting - my code was inside an LSMW so there must be some shenanigans going on.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:50:33 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/testing-initial-value/m-p/7622177#M1570376 Former Member 2011-02-18T14:50:33Z