Table Width

[Former Member]

Hi all,

When we see the Table Width from the SAP menu, it shows us two things. Dictionary Lenght and ABAP length. What is the difference between the two? What is the other things shown in there.

Like Structure Width, Key Length and Length of Data Division?

[Former Member]

hi...

dictionary width means "phisical-database" width while

ABAP width is generally shorter version (packed version) of

field

see for example field with currency data....

greetings,darek

[naimesh_patel]

The table width is being calculated by the FM DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET.

Dictionary length is being calculated by summing up all the fields length.

E.g. For table STXL, Strcutre width is 8000 (total length of all the fields).

Key Length is the total length of the all the key fields.

Length of data division is the differnace of the Strucutre width and Key length.

ABAP Length is being calculated with the alingment of the data in the structure.

Regards,

Naimesh Patel

[Former Member]

Thanks