/BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION SAP (Description) Structure details
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Access table /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
/BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION 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 "Description" 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_/BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION TYPE /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION.
The /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description data available in SAP. These include LANGUAGE_CODE (Code), CONTENT (Proxy Data Element (generated)).. 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 (Deep)
SAP /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION 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 |
| CONTROLLER | 0 | ||||||||
| LANGUAGE_CODE | Code | /BCV/LANGUAGE_CODE | CHAR | 9 | |||||
| CONTENT | Proxy Data Element (generated) | /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION_CONTENT | CHAR | 40 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION using ABAP code?
As /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION 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 /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about /BCV/SHORT_DESCRIPTION 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