Store String in a Quantity Field

[amysh95]

Hey, I need to store 'NA' in quan type table field.

Actually I have a table in Module pool in that table for particular Sales order number their is a column 'Net gen unit for previous month' which is a quan type (quantity type).

now what i need to do is i have to store 'NA' in that field according to logic i have.

how can i store this?

[amysh95]

You can't. It stores a number.

[Sandra_Rossi]

You can't. It stores a number.

[DoanManhQuynh]

if its the matter of display on end user, you should handle it by coding, you cant store character in a column with number type.