What is 'reference characteristic' in SAP FS-BA-SD - Source Data?

reference characteristic - Overview

• Component: FS-BA-SD

• Component Name: Source Data

• Description: A characteristic that takes the technical properties for example, the data type, texts, master data, hierarchies, number and type of compound characteristics of the base characteristic assigned to it.

reference characteristic - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Reference characteristics are used in the FS-BA-SD source data component of SAP to store additional information about a particular item. This information can include the item's description, price, and other relevant details. Reference characteristics are used to provide more detailed information about an item than what is available in the standard SAP fields. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Reference characteristics can be used to store additional information about an item in the FS-BA-SD source data component of SAP. To add a reference characteristic, go to the “Reference Characteristics” tab in the source data component and click “Create”. Enter the name of the reference characteristic and select the type of data it will store (e.g. text, number, date). Once created, reference characteristics can be assigned to items in the source data component. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating reference characteristics, make sure to give them descriptive names that will make it easy to identify them later on. Additionally, it is important to select the correct type of data for each reference characteristic so that it can be used correctly in SAP. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on reference characteristics in SAP, please refer to the official SAP documentation here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_ERP_Financials_and_Controlling/6.0/en-US/f3d9f8a7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9f3d7c2b14f8a9e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1e1/.