topic Re: Valid types in DATA inline declarations in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Valid types in DATA inline declarations

touzik_itc — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 11:29:27 GMT

Sometimes names of data elements look rather cryptic. So i prefer inline declarations like

DATA(lv_sap_object) = CONV toav0-sap_object( 'PRINTDOC' ).

instead of

DATA(lv_sap_object) = CONV saeanwdid( 'PRINTDOC' ).

It works. But I never seen declarations like that in the official reference or demos. Is it allowed?

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:46:23 GMT

It's what I do too...

Why would it be forbidden?

matt — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:47:30 GMT

In my view, yes. Sometimes I'd says it's good practice. For example, I think

DATA: g_matnr TYPE marc-matnr,
      g_werks TYPE marc-werks.
SELECT-OPTIONS: s_matnr FOR g_matnr,
                s_werks FOR g_werks.

is better than

DATA: g_matnr TYPE matnr,
      g_werks TYPE werks_d.
SELECT-OPTIONS: s_matnr FOR g_matnr,
                s_werks FOR g_werks.