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ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP − Reference → Processing Internal Data → Date and Time Processing →Character-Like Date Fields and Time Fields
The ABAP types d and t are character-like predefined types for data objects that specify dates and times. The date type d describes a character-like local date in the format "yyyymmdd". The date type t describes a character-like local date in the format "hhmmss".