SAP ABAP Checking the Validity of a Date

SAP ABAP Checking the Validity of a Date

To check the validity of a date field you can use the following function module.

DATE_CHECK_PLAUSIBILITY

Please see the example given below.

REPORT ZEX_DATEVALIDATE .


Parameters p_date like sy-datum.




CALL FUNCTION 'DATE_CHECK_PLAUSIBILITY'
     EXPORTING
          DATE                                         = p_date
     EXCEPTIONS
          PLAUSIBILITY_CHECK_FAILED   = 1
          OTHERS                                    = 2.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.

Write:/ sy-subrc.

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If the value of Sy-subrc is 0 that means the date field has a valid value.

If the input is 01/01/2008 then the output of the above program is as follows.

Validate the date           
                            
    0                       

If the input is 31/31/2008 then the output is as follows.

Validate the date           
                            
    1

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