SAP CABN Characteristic Table data and field list

CABN is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Characteristic data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The CABN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Characteristic data available in SAP. These include ATINN (Internal characteristic), ADZHL (Internal counter for archiving objects via engin. chg. mgmt), ATNAM (Characteristic Name), ATIDN (Object identification)... 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. .

CABN table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)

Text table = CABNT

SAP CABN table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the CABN table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Key field

Non-key field

How do I retrieve data from SAP table CABN using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on CABN to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_CABN TYPE CABN.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM CABN
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_CABN
WHERE...

How to access SAP table CABN

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CABN and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).