topic Re: Table name variable with * prefix in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/table-name-variable-with-prefix/m-p/11846428#M1957839 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It works like a normal variable as Archer said (more precisely like a variable declared with keyword TABLES). It's called "Additional Table Work Area". It's obsolete. Cf ABAP documentation: <A href="http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_702/en/?url=ABAPTABLES_ASTERISK.htm">TABLES *</A> and <A href="http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_702/en/?url=abeninterface_areas_obsolete.htm">Obsolete declarations - Interface Work Areas</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:29:25 GMT Sandra_Rossi 2016-08-11T10:29:25Z Table name variable with * prefix https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/table-name-variable-with-prefix/m-p/11846426#M1957837 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi gurus,</P><P></P><P>It maybe a very easy question but I couldn't find the answer anywhere on the net.</P><P></P><P>When checking the enhancement on MV45AIZZ I ran into a statement like that :</P><P></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">lv_zztoplam <SPAN class="L0S55">= </SPAN><SPAN class="L0S55">( </SPAN>lv_zztoplam&nbsp; * vbap<SPAN class="L0S70">-</SPAN>kwmeng <SPAN class="L0S55">) </SPAN>/&nbsp; <STRONG>*vbap</STRONG><SPAN class="L0S70">-</SPAN>kwmeng </SPAN><SPAN style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">.</SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P>I didn't get what <SPAN style="font-size: 13.3333px;">*vbap means. Can you tell me what it means.</SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P>Kind regards,</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:09:26 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/table-name-variable-with-prefix/m-p/11846426#M1957837 Former Member 2016-08-11T09:09:26Z Re: Table name variable with * prefix https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/table-name-variable-with-prefix/m-p/11846427#M1957838 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>it`s just a variable name from global definition or from somewhere. </P><P></P><P>BRs</P><P>Archer</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:19:30 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/table-name-variable-with-prefix/m-p/11846427#M1957838 ArcherZhang 2016-08-11T09:19:30Z Re: Table name variable with * prefix https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/table-name-variable-with-prefix/m-p/11846428#M1957839 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It works like a normal variable as Archer said (more precisely like a variable declared with keyword TABLES). It's called "Additional Table Work Area". It's obsolete. Cf ABAP documentation: <A href="http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_702/en/?url=ABAPTABLES_ASTERISK.htm">TABLES *</A> and <A href="http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_702/en/?url=abeninterface_areas_obsolete.htm">Obsolete declarations - Interface Work Areas</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:29:25 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/table-name-variable-with-prefix/m-p/11846428#M1957839 Sandra_Rossi 2016-08-11T10:29:25Z