topic Re: Why doesn't this calculation work? in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Why doesn't this calculation work?

former_member195355 — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:04:37 GMT

Hiya,

I have some code that is doing a basic division calculation but it is always returning a value of zero:

I can't seem to understand why this should be the case?

It should be a simple case of just 20,000 / 10,000 = 2

Not 20,000 / 10,000 = 0?

Can anyone smarter than me figure out what is happening?

Many thanks!

Re: Why doesn't this calculation work?

former_member183073 — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:24:34 GMT

i think it is happening because of the decimal places.

For lv_total you have two decimal places and menge you have 3 decimal places. i am not sure about the reason but can you try putting one of them in proper format(i think putting lv_total into 3 decimal variable would be better)

Re: Why doesn't this calculation work?

Former Member — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:30:42 GMT

Can you show us the data statements for the three variables?

Re: Why doesn't this calculation work?

former_member195355 — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:37:34 GMT

Thanks for your help guys but I think it's a setting in the class that is causing the problem:

Changing it means it is now working.

Has anyone else encountered this?

Why do SAP not set this be default?!

Very frustrating!

Re: Why doesn't this calculation work?

former_member183073 — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:43:56 GMT

k, got it