What are domains and data element?

Answer Posted / shreeshail diggi

Domain :

Repository object in the ABAP Dictionary that describes
properties of data elements, such as data type, value
range, and so on. A domain can be linked with an arbitrary
number of data elements.

data element
Repository object in the ABAP Dictionary that defines an
elementary data type in the In addition to the technical
attributes, it also describes the semantic meaning of a (
database) field (for example, heading for tabular displays
or documentation text). The attributes such as data type,
length, and so on, are either defined directly in the data
element or copied from a domain.

Thank's and Regards,
Shreeshail Diggi
SAP Technical Consultant IBM Pune

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