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Data-Type to represent time difference

philippdoelker — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:45:36 GMT

Hello SCN-Community,

I'm looking for a data-type that allows me to display a time difference (calculated in seconds) in an internal table respectively ALV in format hh:mm:ss.

How can I implement that?

Example:

Calculated time difference: 60 seconds

Should be display as: 00:01:00

Thanks a lot!

Regards,

Philipp

Re: Data-Type to represent time difference

Former Member — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 23:29:44 GMT

data: lv_sec type sy-tabix value '60',

lv_hhmmss type swl_pm_cvh-duration.

CALL FUNCTION 'MONI_TIME_CONVERT'

EXPORTING

ld_duration = lv_sec
IMPORTING

lt_output_duration = lv_hhmmss.

Re: Data-Type to represent time difference

Former Member — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 03:35:23 GMT

Hello,

Is that field which you assign the difference is a time field or any integer one?

I think if we assign directly to a time field it should convert to time, i.e, 60 seconds as 00:01:00.

Thanks,

Srikanth.

Re: Data-Type to represent time difference

Former Member — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 03:53:32 GMT

Hi Philipp,

Try this FM MONI_TIME_CONVERT.

DATA : LV_DRTN TYPE SY-TABIX,

LV_TIME TYPE SWL_PM_CVH-DURATION.

CALL FUNCTION 'MONI_TIME_CONVERT'

EXPORTING

LD_DURATION = LV_DRTN

IMPORTING

LT_OUTPUT_DURATION = LV_TIME

Thanks,

Ananthachari

Re: Data-Type to represent time difference

Sandra_Rossi — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:03:47 GMT

ABAP provides many implicit conversions. In your case, just play with the primitive types T and I:

DATA t TYPE syuzeit. " it's a type T with output length 8 so that to output hh:mm:ss
DATA i TYPE i.
i = 60.
t = i.
WRITE t. " will display 00:01:00

Re: Data-Type to represent time difference

philippdoelker — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 12:54:13 GMT

This is exactly what is was looking for.

Thanks a a lot!

Re: Data-Type to represent time difference

Sandra_Rossi — Sat, 02 Apr 2016 13:07:41 GMT

By the way, don't use non-released function modules (see their attributes), as in new releases SAP delete some of them, or make them obsolete (usage is then signaled by upgrade tools like SolMan CDMC) which are subject to be later deleted. It's better to use supported things (like the ABAP statement I mentioned previously). Or if you really need a function module, create a custom one which does the ABAP code.

Re: Data-Type to represent time difference

philippdoelker — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:28:59 GMT

Hello Sandra,

thanks for your advice!

Regards