Sap Naming Conventions

SAP Naming Conventions Object

Length

Customer Name Range

Application log

4

Y* Z*

Object

10

Y* Z*

Authorization/authorization profile

12

No "_" in second position

Authorization object

10

Y* Z*

Authorization object class

4

Y* Z*

Authorization object group

30

Y* Z*

CATT procedure

30

Y* Z*

Change document object

10

Y* Z*

Class

30

Y* Z** (underscore permitted)

Code page

4

9000-9999

Data element

30

Y* Z*

Development class

30

Y* Z*

Dialog module

30

Y* Z* RP_9* RH_INFOTYP_P9*

Documentation module

10

Like object name

Authorization object

12

Like object name

Authorization profile

20

Y* Z*

Chapter in a structure (CHAP)

20

Y* Z*

Description of a CATT procedure

28

Y* Z*

Dialog text

28

Y* Z*

General text (TX)

20

Y* Z*

Implementation Guide chapter

20

Y* Z*

Main chapter in a structure (BOOK)

26

Y* Z*

Note on chapter in a structure (NOTE)

20

Y* Z*

Release Notes

12

Y* Z*

Subobject

Structure

Y* Z*

Domain

30

Y* Z*

Enhancement

8

Y* Z*

Enhancement project

8

*

Enterprise Data Model (EDM)

10

Y* Z*

Data model

10

Y* Z*

Entity

10

Y* Z*

Function Builder

30

Y_* Z_*

Function module

26

Y* Z*

Function group

4

XZ*

User exit function module

4

*

User exit function module (customer-specific)

Object

Length

Customer Name Range

IDoc development

27

Z1*

Segment type

30

Z2*

Segment name

30

Y* Z*

Basic IDoc type

30

*

Enhancement type

30

*

Info type number

4

9000 - 9999

Interface

30

Y* Z** (underscore permitted)

LIS (Logistics Information System)

2

Y* Z*

Event

2

Y* Z*

Lock object

16

EY* EZ*

Logical database

20

Y* Z*

Maintenance and transport object

31

Y* Z*

Matchcode

1

0-9

Matchcode ID

4

Y* Z*

Menu

20

Y* Z* +*

Message

20

Y* Z*

Message ID

3

900 - 999

Module pool

30

SAPDY* SAPDZ*

Module pool for dialog

30

DY* DZ*

INCLUDES

8/40

SAPMY* SAPMZ*

Module pool for screens

30

MY* MZ*

INCLUDES

30

MP9*

Module pool for info types

30

MP9*

INCLUDES

30

SAPFY* SAPFZ*

Module pool for subroutines

30

FY* FZ*

INCLUDES

30

SAPUY* SAPUZ*

Module pool for update program

30

UY* UZ*

Number range document object

10

Y* Z*

Pool name/cluster name

10

Y* Z*

Printer macro

-

Y* Z* 9*

R/3 Analyzer: Identifier

20

Y* Z*

Relation ID

2

Y* Z*

Report

30

Y* Z*

Report category

4

Y* Z*

Logical message

Unit

Matchcode object

Message number

INCLUDES

Object

Length

Customer Name Range

Report variant

14

X* CUS&*

Transportable, global

14

Y*

Transportable, local

1

Z*

Report Writer

8

1st place not numeric (0-9)

Report

4

1st place not numeric (0-9)

Report group

3

1st place not numeric (0-9)

Library

7

1st place not numeric (0-9)

SAPscript

16

Y* Z*

Form

4

Y* Z*

Standard text ID

32

Y* Z*

Standard text name

8

Y* Z*

Screen

4

9000 - 9999 If the screen does not belong to a module

Set

12

1st place not numeric

SPA/GPA parameter

20

Y* Z*

Spool

16

Y* Z*

Layout type

8

Y* Z*

Font family

8

Y* Z*

Device type

8

Y* Z*

Page format

8

Y* Z*

Standard role

8

9*

Standard task

8

9*

Structures/structure fields

30

Y* Z*

SYSLOG message ID

2

Y* Z*

Table

10

Y* Z* T9* P9* PA9* PB9*

Pool and cluster tables

16/30

PS9* PT9* HRT9* HRP9*

Transparent tables

16

HRI9*

Not transportable

Standard layout

Style

System barcode

Table field

YY* ZZ* (if possible in append) Y* Z*

Transaction code

20

Y* Z* +*

Type (ABAP)

5

Y* Z*

View

16/30

Y* Z*

Help view

16/30

H_Y* H_Z*

View cluster

30

Y* Z*

Object

Length

Customer Name Range

View maintenance data

-

reserved in TRESC

View content

-

reserved in TRESC

10

Y* Z*

Table content Workflow object type