TAW_10_2 chapter 2, data types in the ABAP dictionary

Question 1

Under the “Data Type” radio button of SE11 what can be created?

Answer 1

Data elements, Structures, Table Types

NOT DOMAINS

Question 2

Can a domain be used as a type in an ABAP program

e.g. Data: my_fld type

Answer 2

NO

Question 3

What are the four most commonly used data types and their maximum sizes

Answer 3

CHAR (1 to 255) use LCHAR for unrestricted length
DATS (8)
DEC (1 to 31 including decimal point and thousand separators and +/- sign
NUMC (1 to 255)

Question 4

What would the expected difference be between a CHAR30 and TEXT30 domain?

Answer 4

TEXT## usually allows lowercase

Question 5

Do Output characteristics belong to Data element or domain?

Answer 5

Domain

Question 6

Is the conversion routine attached to the element or domain?

Answer 6

Domain

Question 7

What transaction code is used for data element text translations

Answer 7

SE63

Question 8

The technical info for an element can be derived from 3 sources. What are they?

Answer 8

Domain
Integrated type 
Ref to (ANY, OBJECT,DATA)

Question 9

Where is a PID attached

Answer 9

Data element

Question 10

Can a Domain and element have the same name?

Answer 10

Yep

Question 11

Can an element and a structure have the same name?

Answer 11

No. Structures, Elements and table types share a namespace

Question 12

SET/GET parameter lifetime is?

Answer 12

The user session

Question 13

SET/GET Parameters are related to input history

Answer 13

Nope, not at all

Question 14

A structure can consist of what 6 things

Answer 14

Data elements, integrated types, table types, data base tables, views, other structures

Question 15

What is not permitted in a structure name

Answer 15

An underscore in position 2 or 3

Question 16

How can a nested object be added to a structure

Answer 16

I can use .include or a component name when adding a nested object to a structure

Question 17

What’s the difference between a deep structure and a nested structure

Answer 17

Nested structures contain other structures. Deep structures contain at least one table type

Question 18

The name of a type group can be how long?

Answer 18

Up to 5

Question 19

After NW 7.0 it is still necessary to load the type group using the type-pool statement?

Answer 19

No, it is loaded automatically when a component of the type pool is accessed for the first time