TAB_BUF SAP (Application-Specific Table Buffer) Structure details
Description: Application-Specific Table Buffer
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
TAB_BUF 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 "Application-Specific Table Buffer" 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_TAB_BUF TYPE TAB_BUF.
The TAB_BUF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Application-Specific Table Buffer data available in SAP. These include CLIENT (Client), TABNAME (Table name, 16 characters), INSTANCE_KEY (Table Buffer - Instance Key), OBJREF (Object Reference for Table Buffering).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP TAB_BUF 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 |
| CLIENT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | Assigned to domain | MANDT | |||
| TABNAME | Table name, 16 characters | TABNAME16 | CHAR | 16 | DBOBJ_NAME | DTB | DD_DBTB_16 | ||
| INSTANCE_KEY | Table Buffer - Instance Key | TAB_BUF_INST_KEY | CHAR | 39 | TAB_BUF_INST_KEY | ||||
| OBJREF | Object Reference for Table Buffering | TAB_BUF_OBJREF | REF | 0 | CL_TABLE_BUFFER_APPL |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure TAB_BUF using ABAP code?
As TAB_BUF 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 TAB_BUF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table TAB_BUF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about TAB_BUF 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