DTABA SAP (Domestic Tape DME Data Record A (Data Carrier Header Record)) Structure details
Description: Domestic Tape DME Data Record A (Data Carrier Header Record)
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DTABA is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Domestic Tape DME Data Record A (Data Carrier Header Record)" Information within sap ABAP programs.
This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.
i.e. DATA: wa_DTABA TYPE DTABA.
The DTABA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Domestic Tape DME Data Record A (Data Carrier Header Record) data available in SAP. These include A1B (Reserve), A2 (Constant (Data Record Identification Letter)), A3 (Indicator), A4 (Bank Number if the Tape Recipient is a Financial Institution).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)
SAP DTABA structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
| Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
| A1A | Record Length of the Data Record | DTAA1A | RAW | 2 | PL2_O | ||||
| A1B | Reserve | DTAA1B | RAW | 2 | PL2_O | ||||
| A2 | Constant (Data Record Identification Letter) | DTAA2 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| A3 | Indicator | DTAA3 | CHAR | 2 | CHAR2 | ||||
| A4 | Bank Number if the Tape Recipient is a Financial Institution | DTAA4 | DEC | 9 | PL5 | ||||
| A5 | Bank Number if the Tape Sender is a Financial Institution | DTAA5 | DEC | 9 | PL5 | ||||
| A6 | Magnetic Tape Sender | DTAA6 | CHAR | 27 | CHAR27 | ||||
| A7 | Tape Creation Date | DTAA7 | DEC | 7 | PL4 | ||||
| A8 | Internal Bank Field | DTAA8 | CHAR | 4 | CHAR4 | ||||
| A9 | Account Number of Recipient/Sender | DTAA9 | DEC | 11 | PL6 | ||||
| A10 | Presenting Party's Reference Number | DTAA10 | NUMC | 10 | NUMC10 | ||||
| A11A | Reserve | DTAA11A | CHAR | 15 | CHAR15 | ||||
| A11B | Execution Date (DDMMYYYY) | DTAA11B | CHAR | 8 | CHAR8 | ||||
| A11C | Reserve | DTAA11C | CHAR | 58 | CHAR58 | ||||
| A12 | Currency Indicator (0/' '=DEM, 1=Euro) | DTAA12 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DTABA using ABAP code?
As DTABA is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on DTABA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DTABA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DTABA and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects