DESCRIBE FIELD

Reference

Syntax

DESCRIBE FIELD dobj
  [TYPE typ [COMPONENTS com]]
  [LENGTH ilen IN {BYTE|CHARACTER} MODE]
  [DECIMALS dec]
  [OUTPUT-LENGTH olen]
  [HELP-ID hlp]
  [EDIT MASK mask].

Effect

Specifies the properties of a data object dobj.

Additions

• TYPE typ [COMPONENTS com]
  Returns the data type in typ and the number of components in com.
  
  
• LENGTH ilen IN {BYTE|CHARACTER} MODE
  Returns the length in bytes or characters in ilen.
  
  
• DECIMALS dec
  Returns the number of decimal places in dec.
  
  
• OUTPUT-LENGTH olen
  Returns the output length on the screen layouts in olen.
  
  
• HELP-ID hlp
  

Returns the name of the data element in the ABAP Dictionary to which the type of dobj refers, in hlp.

• EDIT MASK mask
  Returns the name of the conversion routine in the ABAP Dictionary that is assigned to the type of dobj, in mask.