/BDL/_DATKEY SAP (EWA key fields) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: EWA key fields




ABAP Code to SELECT data from /BDL/_DATKEY
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

/BDL/_DATKEY 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 "EWA key fields" 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_/BDL/_DATKEY TYPE /BDL/_DATKEY.

The /BDL/_DATKEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about EWA key fields data available in SAP. These include MANDANT (3-Byte field), INSTALL_NO (10 digit number), SID (Name of SAP System), CUST_NO (10 digit number).. 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 /BDL/_DATKEY 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
SESSIONNRCharacter Field Length = 10 CHAR10CHAR10CHAR10
MANDANT3-Byte field CHAR3CHAR3CHAR3
INSTALL_NO10 digit number NUM10NUMC10NUM10
SIDName of SAP System SYSYSIDCHAR8SYCHAR08
CUST_NO10 digit number NUM10NUMC10NUM10
CONTRACTTCC contract type /BDL/SESSTYPCHAR8CHAR08
DESCRIPTIOMedium length description /BDL/SESDESCCHAR8TEXT8
FUNCMODCharacter field of length 6 CHAR6CHAR6CHAR6
HOSTCharacter field, length 32 CHAR32CHAR32CHAR32
INSTANCEVersion Number Component CHAR2CHAR2CHAR2
SEQNOSequence number /BDL/_SEQCNUMC4DDCMPNUMC4
CONTEXTContext /BDL/_CTEXTCHAR20CHAR20
TYPESingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
CODEPAGESAP Character Set ID CPCODEPAGENUMC4Assigned to domainCPCODEPAGE

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /BDL/_DATKEY using ABAP code?

As /BDL/_DATKEY 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 /BDL/_DATKEY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table /BDL/_DATKEY

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

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


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