Timestamp fields format in IDOC

Hi,
We have to create iDOCs to export data from our system to SAP R/3.
Few of the iDOCS files contains Timestamp fieldsa as this one:
CHECK_TIMESTAMP : RA: Time Stamp: Date/Time for Check-Out/Check-In (UTC)
internal data type : DEC
Internal length : 000015 characters
No decimal places, without sign
Position in segment : 004, Offset : 0100. external length : 000016
I can not find any documentation about the timestamp format.
I assumed the following: YYYYMMDDHHMMSS
... but this is 14 caracters and the field is 15 of length.
Is my assumption is right or am I wrong?
And ... is it documented?
Thanks for help

Yes, it's documented in the ABAP help files. There's a short form and a long form. See the help files for GET TIME STAMP or CONVERT TIME STAMP.

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