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Calculating Dates

Date field values may be converted to numeric field values, and numeric field values may be converted to date field values.

• If a date field is converted to a numeric field, the ABAP/4 system calculates the number of days since 01/01/0001.

  NOTE:  This use of a four digit year value, makes the R/3 System “Year 2000” compliant.

• Conversely, a numeric value assigned to a date field is interpreted as the number of days since 01/01/0001. Date field values are converted into numeric values (number of days since 01/01/0001) before any calculation takes place.

Authored by: Roger Hayen © Central Michigan Univeristy and/or © SAP America, Inc. All rights reserved.