Assigning a string value to a decimal data type field.

Hi,
I want to assign a value 'N/A' to an internal table field 'itab-field1' which is of data type dec.
How can I do this?.
Your help is really apprieciated
Thanks & Regards,
Soumya.

hi,
on what condition do u want N/A to be displayed, i hope when ever that field is empty...
so u can do in this way..in stead of changing in internal table...
when ever u r writing the values from internal table to output list..
ther put a check like if itab- field1 = 0.
                                  write :/ 'N/A'.
                              else.
                                 write : itab-field1.
hope this is helpful, because we can not pass char values to internaltable field of type dec..
Rgds.,
subash

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