Problem regarding Selection Text for a Variable declared in ABAP

[Former Member]

Hello Experts,

I am new to ABAP development. I have declared a variable in ABAP..Then i went to GOTO>Text Elements> Selection texts.

Then when i am selecting a date to have dictionary ref, then the text part is changed to "Date in Format YYYYMMSS in 8 C", then i can't customised it any more. But i want to display the text as "START DATE"..but while running. it's displaying "DATE" only.... How i can get rid of this situation?

Another problem : the limitations for th text in selection text is upto 33 charcaters by default..How can i change that so that i can accomodate as many characters i want.

Please help...I got stuck here for long time

Thanks

ANUPAM

[Former Member]

Don't enable that Dictionart ref check box..

give your description as "START DATE" there

[Former Member]

Hi,

Do not give the data dictionary reference and give the text as required.

GIve the dictionary reference only if you want the description from the dictionary field.

Regards,

Ankur Parab

[Former Member]

Hi ANUPAM,

In your program in selection text you can write manually also that could be any description.

For more than 33 character you can define selection screen begin of line and write your text for a variable .

this will allow you to right you more characters.

Regards,

Vijay

[Former Member]

Do not click on "Dictionary Reference", just write "START DATE"

I do not think that you can change the settings on no. of charachters (30) for selection Screen.

[Former Member]

Hi,

In the selection texts, don't use the check box to use the dictionary reference. So that you can declare your own text here.

If any text symbol is already declared and now if you want to increase the text, by default the maximum length is assigned.

So simply delete and insert the text symbol again. It will work.

For the selection texts, if you want to use more length, then use as below.

SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.

PARAMETERS pc_check AS CHECKBOX.

SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 4(60) text-020.

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.

Here the text-020 will come in the selection screen for the above check box.

Regards,

Nangunoori.