/SDF/PATCHES SAP (Patch Info) Structure details
Description: Patch Info
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
/SDF/PATCHES 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 "Patch Info" 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_/SDF/PATCHES TYPE /SDF/PATCHES.
The /SDF/PATCHES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Patch Info data available in SAP. These include SHORT_TEXT (Support Package Description), STATUS (Import Status of Support Package), DELIV_DATE (Arrival Date of Support Package), DELIV_TIME (Arrival Time of Support Package).. 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: Not classified
SAP /SDF/PATCHES 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 |
| PATCH | Support Package Name | 0 | |||||||
| SHORT_TEXT | Support Package Description | 0 | |||||||
| STATUS | Import Status of Support Package | 0 | |||||||
| DELIV_DATE | Arrival Date of Support Package | 0 | |||||||
| DELIV_TIME | Arrival Time of Support Package | 0 | |||||||
| RESPONSIBL | Person Responsible for Support Package | 0 | |||||||
| IMPLE_DATE | Import Date of Support Package | 0 | |||||||
| IMPLE_TIME | Import Time of Support Package | 0 | |||||||
| L_IMPL_REL | System: SAP Release | 0 | |||||||
| CONFLICTS | Conflicts between Support Packages | 0 | |||||||
| CONFIRMED | Confirmed | 0 | |||||||
| FROM_REL | System: SAP Release | 0 | |||||||
| TO_REL | System: SAP Release | 0 | |||||||
| OS | SYSTEM: Operating System | 0 | |||||||
| DB | System: Database system | 0 | |||||||
| PATCH_TYPE | Support Package Type | 0 | |||||||
| ANCESTOR | Support Package Predecessor | 0 | |||||||
| STRICT_SEQ | Flag for fixed predecessor | 0 | |||||||
| NO_GEN | Suppress Generation | 0 | |||||||
| SPAMFIX | Support Package is Update of | 0 | |||||||
| COMP_REL | Component Release | 0 | |||||||
| COMPONENT | Component | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /SDF/PATCHES using ABAP code?
As /SDF/PATCHES 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 /SDF/PATCHES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table /SDF/PATCHES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about /SDF/PATCHES 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