Type P (Packed Number) Specifications ?

Question

Hi Experts,
Are there any document to get detailed information about data types especially type P (Packed) data types.

Answer 1

Hi,
Check the link below
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fc/eb2fd9358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm
http://abap4.ru/doc/1/types.htm
ABAP/4 Data Type
In ABAP/4, we can declare data by command DATA.
Type      Description  Initial Value
C      Character          Space
D      Date                 ’00000000’
F      Floating Point      0.0
I        Integer               0
N     Numeric Text        ’0’
P   Packed Decimal     0
T    Time                    ’000000’
X      Hexadecimals    X00
Packed numbers - type P
Type P data allows digits after the decimal point. The number of decimal places is generic, and is determined in the program. The value range of type P data depends on its size and the number of digits after the decimal point. The valid size can be any value from 1 to 16 bytes. Two decimal digits are packed into one byte, while the last byte contains one digit and the sign. Up to 14 digits are allowed after the decimal point. The initial value is zero. When working with type P data, it is a good idea to set the program attribute Fixed point arithmetic.Otherwise, type P numbers are treated as integers.
You can use type P data for such values as distances, weights, amounts of money, and so on.