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what is SY-DATUM

Former Member — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:16:43 GMT

what is all about sy-datum system variable...explain with simple example

Re: what is SY-DATUM

Former Member — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:18:10 GMT

It gives the current date.

Re: what is SY-DATUM

Former Member — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:18:48 GMT

Hi Balaji,

SY-DATUM is the system variable that holds the value of current date at runtime

WRITE : sy-datum.

It will give you 03.09.2007 for today

Thanks and Best Regards,

Vikas Bittera.

Re: what is SY-DATUM

VXLozano — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:18:51 GMT

sy-datum contains the <u><b>SERVER</b></u> system date.

You can get more information about the system values if you go to SE11 and put SYST in the structures field.

The SYST structure has a lot of useful information related with the server, the environment and the application running, check it, you will learn a lot

BTW: in debugging mode, check for sy-datum to get that date, but if you want to get all the system fields, you must check SYST and not SY 😛

Re: what is SY-DATUM

Former Member — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:21:46 GMT

Hi,

Sy-datum contains today's date.

*Example1

data: v_date type sy-datum.

v_date = sy-datum.

write:/5 v_date.

*Example2

write:/5 sy-datum.

Re: what is SY-DATUM

Former Member — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:24:46 GMT

SY-DATUM : Local date of the SAP system. Can be set using GET TIME.

write SY-DATUM4(2) to datechar0(2).

write '/' datechar+2(1).

write SY-DATUM6(2) to datechar3(2).

write '/' TO datechar+5(1).

write SY-DATUM0(4) to datechar6(4).

Value of SY-DATUM 20010616

Here's how the field changes with the execution of each line.

06________

06/_______

06/16_____

06/16/____

06/16/2001

Re: what is SY-DATUM

Former Member — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:26:46 GMT

Hi,

It is the System field which stores Current Date. All the system fields are stored in table SYST. Check it.

SY-DATUM - System Date

SY-UZEIT - System Time

Re: what is SY-DATUM

Former Member — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:30:28 GMT

It will store the current date .You can get this value globally.It is stored in the SYST table , which the table for all system variables.

Kindly reward if it helps.

Thanks and Regards,

Anoop

Re: what is SY-DATUM

Former Member — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:03:27 GMT

hi balaji

Sy-Datum is nothing but pre-defined system variable,which gives you the current system date.

for eg...

REPORT ZPROG.

write : 'current system date :' ,sy-datum.

output:

current system date : 03.09.2007

REWARD IF USEFUL.........!!