hi,
With data types p, n, c, and X you can enter a length in parentheses after the type name. If no length
is entered, the default length for this data type is used.
With data type P you can use the DECIMALS addition to determine the number of decimal places that
should be used (up to a maximum of 14). If this addition is missing, the number of decimal places is
set to zero.
If you do not specify a type, then the field is automatically type C.
All other literals (character, numbers with decimal places, floating point numbers) are stored as text
literals with data type C. If a literal is assigned to a variable that does not have type C, then a type
conversion is carried out.
The length specification after the type name for ABAP data types C, N, and X specifies the number of
characters in the type. For type P fields, you can also set the number of decimal places. If you omit
these specifications, the system uses the default values
Hope this helps, Do reward.
Edited by: Runal Singh on Feb 11, 2008 12:18 PM
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