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Create Data Element in SAP

The document provides steps to create a data element in SAP using transaction code SE11. The 7 steps are: 1) Enter transaction code SE11, 2) Select data type and enter element name, 3) Select data element type, 4) Update short description and data type/length, 5) Update field label name and length, 6) Save element in a package, 7) Update documentation for the element.

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Create Data Element in SAP

The document provides steps to create a data element in SAP using transaction code SE11. The 7 steps are: 1) Enter transaction code SE11, 2) Select data type and enter element name, 3) Select data element type, 4) Update short description and data type/length, 5) Update field label name and length, 6) Save element in a package, 7) Update documentation for the element.

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Create Data Element in SAP

Transaction code: SE11


SAP Menu Path:
SAP Menu -> Tools ->ABAP Workbench ->Development ->SE11 >ABAP Dictionary.

Step 1:
Enter transaction code SE11 in the SAP command field and press enter from keyboard.

Step 2:
On the initial screen ABAP Dictionary update the following fields,
1. Select data type button
2. Enter the name of the data element that you want to create.
3. Click on create button to create new data element.

Step 3:
Dialog box opens with three options i.e. Data element, Structure and table type. As we
are creating data element, select data element radio button and press enter.

Step 4:
On the screen Maintain data element in SAP, update the following fields.
Short description: update the short descriptive name of the data element. Select
predefined radio button and update data type, length fields.

Step 5:
Text information is updated in field label tab, click on field label and update the
following information,
Enter the field label name and desire length. Here we updated length as 30 and field
label as employee name

Step 6:
Click on save button (ctrl+s) to save the configured data element in a package.
You get a message as ZDATA_ELEMENT_EMP saved.
Then Select Go to >> Documentation >> Change

Step 7:
On the screen change data element: ZDATA_ELEMENT_EMP Language En, update the
Documentation related to data element under Definitions, uses, dependencies and
examples.

After updating documentation, click on save active to save that data.

Click on F3 to go back to data element screen, then click on check screen (ctrl+f2) and
click on the active icon (ctrl+f3).
Successfully data element in SAP ABAP Dictionary is created.

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