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ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP Glossary →generic data type
Data type that does not set all attributes of a data object. Generic data types can only be used for the typing of formal parameters and field symbols. A generic data type is either a generic ABAP type or a table type with no or an incomplete primary table key.