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ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP Glossary →start value
Value specified when a a data object is declared. The data object is filled with this value when it is created. The start value is set with the VALUE addition in the DATA statement. If the VALUE addition is not used, the system uses the type-specific initial value.