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what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

Former Member — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:25:44 GMT

Hi Experts,

Please CLear My doubt.

1.what is the difference between Data Element & Domain.

Re: what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

former_member416164 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:29:13 GMT

Hello,

Domain will define data type, value range, check table etc... Data element will be based on a domain (or data type defined directly) and will define description texts.

For example if you need to create a table with many date fields, you'll will define only one domain (or use the DATUM domain) and create many data elements.

Jean-Michel

Re: what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

Former Member — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:29:19 GMT

Hi,

Domain - Specifies the technical attributes of a data element - its data type, length, possible values, and appearance on the screen. Each data element has an underlying domain. A single domain can be the basis for several data elements. Domains are objects in the ABAP Dictionary.

Data Element - Describes the business function of a table field. Its technical attributes are based on a domain, and its business function is described by its field labels and documentation.

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Re: what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

Former Member — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:29:56 GMT

Hi,

domain will give the technical properties of a field(data type,length,value table,etc..)

data element will give u the technical properties(domain), documentation and field labels.

rgds,

bharat.

Re: what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

Former Member — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:31:22 GMT

Please check this link :

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/cf/21ea31446011d189700000e8322d00/frameset.htm

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Sandeep Kaushik

Re: what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

Former Member — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:31:44 GMT

Hi,

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Kiran

Re: what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

prasanth_kasturi — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:35:03 GMT

Domain : it gives the techincal charecterstics of the field that uses it. its in general.

for example if we create a domain for name every field which uses it gets its charcterstics like data type as char length foe ex 10

data element : it contains sematic charcterstics of the field

only pure description like field labels documentation etc.

in the above example the name can be of various type like name of persons ,companies etc. so we use one dataelement to describe names of persons and one to describe names of companies etc. we use data element based on context. but the innerlying domain is one and the same

regards

prasanth

Re: what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

Former Member — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:35:10 GMT

hi,

domain is small unit than data element.

Mainly Domain is used for value range and data element is for field description.

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Re: what is the difference between Data Element & Domain

Former Member — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:27:57 GMT

Domain contains technical attributes like type, size

Data Element contains semantic attributes like description

Domain is assigned to data element.

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