ABAP SUBTRACT Statement syntax, information and example SAP source code

SUBTRACT

Short Reference

ABAP Syntax SUBTRACT dobj1 FROM dobj2.

What does it do? This statement has the same effect as the statement
dobj2 = dobj2 - dobj1.
The content of dobj1 is subtracted from the content of
dobj2 and the result is assigned to dobj2 . The data objects dobj1 and dobj2 have to be numeric. Predefined functions or functional methods cannot be specified. The calculation type is determined like an arithmetic expression .
ABAP_PGL Using Operator Format
Latest notes: One obsolete form of the statement SUBTRACT is SUBTRACT-CORRESPONDING .



Runtime Exceptions

Catchable Exceptions
CX_SY_ARITHMETIC_OVERFLOW
)
CX_SY_CONVERSION_OVERFLOW
, with specified length)


Non-catchable Exceptions