3337050 - Leading zeros are added to database field VBAP-POSEX; Leading zeros are not displayed when looking from dynpro screen

• When creating/changing a sales order in VA01/VA02, input a numeric value - for example 17 -- in field 'Purchase Order Item' and save, in SE16, the value VBAP-POSEX is 000017, instead of 17. 
• After create/update a SD sales document via Inbound IDOC(like message type ORDERS), even though the field E1EDP01-POSEX contains a numeric value - e.g. 17 or 017, in SE16, the VBAP-POSEX will have leading zeros and become 000017, instead of 17 or 017.
• An outbound IDOC is generated from a sales order. The value in segment field which is for POSEX(like e1edp02-zeile for message type ORDRSP) contains leading zeros always if it is a numeric value.  
• Create/update a sales order via BAPIs from T-Code SE37, numeric value is set to purchase order number. For example,  BAPI_SALESORDER_CREATEFROMDAT2, its ORDER_ITEMS_IN-PO_ITM_NO is 17. After execution, check VBAP-POSEX in SE16, the numeric value has leading zeros 000017 instead of 17. 
• When creating/changing a sales order in VA01/VA02, input a numeric value, for example 017 -- in field Purchase Order Item and click Enter, it becomes 17.

*This document is mainly explaining why leading zeros are added into database field VBAP-POSEX when it is numeric values, and why it is displayed without leading zeros on dynpro screen

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