What is 'substring' in SAP PSM-FM - Funds Management?

substring - Overview

• Component: PSM-FM

• Component Name: Funds Management

• Description: Part of a master record in . To save differentiated master data information in your system, you can subdivide the master data fields into several fields. The relevant master record is composed of substrings. This enables you to create unique and self-explanatory budget IDs for your master data records.

substring - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  Substring is a term used in SAP Funds Management (PSM-FM) to refer to a part of a string of characters. It is used to extract a portion of a string, such as a word or phrase, from the original string. For example, if the original string is “SAP Funds Management”, the substring “Funds Management” can be extracted from it. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Substring can be used in SAP Funds Management (PSM-FM) to extract specific information from a string of characters. This can be done by specifying the starting and ending positions of the substring within the original string. For example, if the original string is “SAP Funds Management” and you want to extract the words “Funds Management”, you would specify the starting position as 5 and the ending position as 17. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using substring in SAP Funds Management (PSM-FM), it is important to remember that the starting position is always counted from 0 and not 1. Additionally, when specifying the ending position, it is important to remember that it should be one character greater than the last character of the substring. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Substring is also used in other programming languages such as Java and C++. Additionally, there are various online resources available which provide more information on how to use substring in SAP Funds Management (PSM-FM).