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Data element data type check

former_member311494 — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:39:38 GMT

Hello everyone,

I want to check a data element is a bool type or not,

for example:

data element: "ZSHOPPING_BOOK_SALED" and it's domain is "BOOLE"( the data type of "BOOLE" is char 1). And now I want to check whether the "ZSHOPPING_BOOK_SALED" is a bool type or not.

Due to there have no 'bool' data type in ABAP program, so I want to know is there any standard class methods or function modules that has realized this function.

Thank you very much.

Re: Data element data type check

matt — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:49:43 GMT

RTTI?

Re: Data element data type check

former_member620069 — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:51:29 GMT

Hi,

Take data type CHAR with length 1.

and fix value ranges with 'X' and ' '.

BR,

Srini.

Re: Data element data type check

Former Member — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:56:39 GMT

You can use standard data element BOOLEAN.

Re: Data element data type check

former_member311494 — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:57:50 GMT

Hi Matthew,

It's not a RTTI, the data element type is static. thank you very much.

Best Regards,

Peng.

Re: Data element data type check

ipravir — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:59:37 GMT

Hi Peng,

You can do the join query on DD01L (Domain Table ) and DD04L(Data Element Table ) table based on the DATA Element ans check the Domain, Lenght and data type.

Based on that, if it's CHAR1 data type or CHAR data type with 1 Lenght. Then it could be the Boolean.

Regards.

Praveer

Re: Data element data type check

former_member311494 — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 06:59:42 GMT

Hi Srin,

It's a great idea, and very helpful, thank you.

BR,

Peng.

Re: Data element data type check

former_member311494 — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:06:01 GMT

Hi Praveer,

It's a good idea, and very technical. But I think it's a little complicated, however thank you very much.

Regards,

Peng.

Re: Data element data type check

RaymondGiuseppi — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:23:44 GMT

Well first identify boolean domain -> domain type CHAR length 1, with resticted values list ('X', ' ') and only those. Then check if the domain of required field is in the list.

Regards,

Raymond

Re: Data element data type check

former_member311494 — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:36:21 GMT

Hi Raymond,

Thank you for your great help, it's very useful. And now I have several solutions from all of your enthusiasm help.

Regards,

Peng.

Re: Data element data type check

matt — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:35:49 GMT

Then the answer to your question question is trivial.

Use values abap_true, abap_false and type abap_bool. You may need to use type pool ABAP, but later kernel versions include this automatically. If you're using web dynpro, then the correct type is wdy_boolean