System date to be populated in formula variable

Hi Friends,
I have a requirement, where we are checking for the no of days delayed. For this the formula is req date - system days.
I have created a fromula variable on the req date, but to populate the system date i am getting lost. Can i use 0CALDAY for this?.
Can someone please let me know how to populate the system date? i think i have to write customer exit, but my abap kills are really bad, it would be great if anyone can give me code to populate the system date.
Also i read in one of the threads, that if we use 0DAT, that populates the current system date. but when i check in the formula variable editor, i cannot see 0DAT. should i add this to the dataflow?.
Thanks in advance
Regards
BN

Hi,
System date is available as 0DAT. But if it is not activated in your system you can Create a customer exit type formula variable of dimension date. Use the following simple code:
DATA: l_s_range TYPE rsr_s_rangesid.
DATA: system_date LIKE sy-datum.
IF I_VNAM EQ 'VARIABLE-NAME'.
IF I_STEP EQ 2.
    CLEAR : system_date .
    system_date = sy-datum.
    CLEAR l_s_range.
    l_s_range-low = system_date.
    l_s_range-sign = 'I'.
    l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
    APPEND l_s_range TO e_t_range.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
Best Wishes,
Mayank

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