add a default mask to a data element

[Former Member]

Hi,

I'm creating a data element and I want it to have a default mask when I use a write statement. eg. sy-datum, when you use write it is printed like 30.10.2007. I know I could use "mask" addition but I'd like to do it automatically.

Thanks in advance,

[naimesh_patel]

Hello ...

you can create a conversion routine at the domain level.

Try to cretae one for you data element's domain.

Regards,

Naimesh Patel

[Former Member]

Hi Josie,

I think this will be helpfull to you...

see this

Effect

If a conversion routine is assigned to the data object dobj by refering to a domain in the ABAP Dictionary, two equals signs "==" precede the name of the conversion routine and the result is assigned to the data object mask. If no conversion routine is assigned to the data object, mask is initialized. A character-type data object is expected for mask.

Note

If a data object mask meets these requirements, you can use it in the addition USING EDIT MASK of the statement WRITE to call the conversion routine.

Example

Since the data element S_FLTIME in the ABAP Dictionary is associated with the conversion routine SDURA due to the domain S_DURA, msk contains the value "==SDURA" after DESCRIBE FIELD and the statement WRITE returns the value "5:33" after the conversion from seconds into minutes.

DATA: time TYPE s_fltime,

seconds TYPE i,

msk TYPE string.

DESCRIBE FIELD time EDIT MASK msk.

seconds = 333.

WRITE seconds USING EDIT MASK msk.