edit mask

[Former Member]

What is meant by EDITMASK and IT uses?

[suresh_datti]

Its a formatting option.. ex

DATA time TYPE t VALUE '154633'.

WRITE: time,

/(8) time USING EDIT MASK '__:__:__'.

~Suresh

[Former Member]

Hi Balu,

Check this link for EDIT MASK,

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/33/206bc8012e11d3b495006094192fe3/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/ff/4649baf17411d2b486006094192fe3/content.htm

Thanks,

Vinay

[Former Member]

Hi,

1) EDIT MASK can be used for output formatting options.

Outputs field f according to the formatting template mask .

Without this addition, field f is output in the standard format for that particular type or with a format defined in the ABAP/4 Dictionary . The addition allows you to define a different format.

For example, formatted output of the time:

DATA TIME TYPE T VALUE '154633'.

WRITE (8) TIME USING EDIT MASK '__:__:__'. "Output: 15:46:33

2) EDIT MASK can be used to supply attributes of a field.

If the field f has a conversion routine in the ABAP/4 Dictionary , this is placed in the field mask in the form " ==conv ". " conv " stands for the name of the conversion routine, e.g. " ==ALPHA " in the conversion routine " ALPHA ". In this form, mask can then be used in the addition USING EDIT MASK mask of the WRITE statement.

Example

Check whether there is a conversion routine for the field "customer number" in the table SBOOK :

TABLES SBOOK.

DATA: CONV_EXIT(10).

DESCRIBE FIELD SBOOK-CUSTOMID EDIT MASK CONV_EXIT.

IF CONV_EXIT <> SPACE. ... ENDIF.

Result: CONV_EXIT contains the value " ==ALPHA ".

Regards,

Ferry Lianto