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Obsolete System Fields

Former System Fields
The following system fields are obsolete and should no longer be used. Many originate from the R/2 era. The transition from R/2 to R/3 retained some system fields which are no longer provided with data.
Name Type Length Content
sy-appli x 2An R/2 ID indicating which SAP applications are installed. No longer filled.
sy-batzd c 1An R/2 ID used for background jobs scheduled daily. No longer filled.
sy-batzm c 1An R/2 ID used for background jobs scheduled monthly. No longer filled.
sy-batzo c 1An R/2 ID used for background jobs scheduled once only. No longer filled.
sy-batzs c 1An R/2 ID used for background jobs scheduled to run immediately. No longer filled.
sy-batzw c 1An R/2 ID used for background jobs scheduled weekly. No longer filled.
sy-brep4 c 4An R/2 ID used for background spool output. No longer filled.
sy-bspld c 1An R/2 ID used for background spool output. No longer filled.
sy-ccurs p 9An R/2 exchange rate/results field from CURRENCY CONVERSION . No longer filled.
sy-ccurt p 9An R/2 table rate from CURRENCY CONVERSION . No longer filled.
sy-cdate d -An R/2 quotation date from
CURRENCY CONVERSION . No longer filled.
sy-ctabl c 4An R/2 exchange rate table from CURRENCY CONVERSION . No longer filled.
sy-ctype c 1An R/2 exchange rate indicator from
CURRENCY CONVERSION . No longer filled.
sy-dcsys c 4Dialog system of the R/2 system . No longer filled.
sy-fmkey c 3Former function code menu. No longer filled.
sy-locdb c 1Local database (not implemented).
sy-locop c 1Local database operation (not implemented).
sy-lstat c 16Program-driven name for list levels. Can be provided with values when lists are created by the ABAP program. The value that applies when a list is completed is saved with the list. After an interactive list event, sy-lstat is set to the value assigned to it when the list where the event occurred was created.
sy-lstat is no longer defined and should therefore no longer be used.
sy-macdb c 4Former name of the file used to access matchcodes . No longer filled.
sy-marky c 1Current line letter for the obsolete statement MARK from the R/2 system .
sy-msgli c 60Not documented. No longer filled.
sy-pagct i -Maximum number of pages per list in
R/2 . No longer filled.
sy-prefx c 3Prefix for background jobs. No longer filled.
sy-sfnam c 30Not documented.
sy-sponr n 10In R/2 , spool files were edited using the statement TRANSFER , which also set sy-sponr . No longer filled.
sy-tfdsn c 8Former name of the external repository file for extracts. No longer filled.
sy-tmaxl i -Former maximum number of entries in an internal table. No longer filled.
sy-tname c 12Former name of an internal table after a read/write. No longer filled.
sy-toccu i - In the statements DESCRIBE TABLE , LOOP AT , and READ TABLE , sy-toccu was formerly given the value for the initial main memory requirements of the addressed internal table. No longer filled.
sy-tpagi i -Former ID indicating whether an internal table is paged out to the paging area. No longer filled.
sy-ttabc i -Former index of the last row read from an internal table. No longer filled.
sy-ttabi i -Former offset of internal tables in the roll area. No longer filled.
sy-waers c 5Former company code currency after posting segment is read. No longer filled.
sy-willi i -I R/2 , number of the selected row of a list in details lists in a window . Use sy-lilli instead.
sy-winco i -In R/2 , cursor position in details lists in a window. Use sy-cucol instead.
sy-windi i -In R/2 , index of the list in details lists in a window. Use sy-lsind instead.
sy-winro i -In R/2 , cursor position in details lists in a window. Use sy-curow instead.
sy-winsl c 79In R/2 , content of the selected row in details lists in a window . Use sy-lisel instead.
sy-winx1 i -In R/2 , window coordinates in details lists in a window. No longer used.
sy-winx2 i -In R/2 , window coordinates in details lists in a window. No longer used.
sy-winy1 i -In R/2 , window coordinates in details lists in a window. No longer used.
sy-winy2 i -In R/2 , window coordinates in details lists in a window. No longer used.

Spool Parameters
Spool parameters are passed from the runtime environment to the spool system in a structure of type PRI_PARAMS . Before this structure was introduced, system fields were used. When spooling is activated today, a subset of the structure
PRI_PARAMS is still written to system fields of the same name. This information is redundant and should not be used.
Name Type Length Content
sy-paart c 16
Formatting
sy-pdest c 4 Output device
sy-pexpi n 1
Retention period
sy-plist c 12 Name of spool request
sy-prabt c 12
Department name
sy-prbig c 1 Cover sheet
sy-prcop n 3 Number of copies
sy-prdsn c 6 Name of the spool file
sy-primm c 1 Print now
sy-prnew c 1 New spool request
sy-prrec c 12
Recipient name
sy-prrel c 1 Delete now
sy-prtxt c 68
Description text
sy-rtitl c 70 Title of the spooler program

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