AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT SAP (AAB: Field Catalog for Variants) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: AAB: Field Catalog for Variants




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT 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 "AAB: Field Catalog for Variants" 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_AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT TYPE AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT.

The AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about AAB: Field Catalog for Variants data available in SAP. These include NAME (Activation ID / Program / Function Group / Class), CH_BP_I (AAB Checkbox: Breakpoint, Inactive), CH_BP_A (AAB Checkbox: Breakpoint, Stop), CH_AS_I (AAB Checkbox: Assert, Inactive).. 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 AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT 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
OTYPEAAB: Object Type AAB_OBJECTTYPECHAR30
NAMEActivation ID / Program / Function Group / Class AAB_VAR_PROGCHAR40Assigned to domainPROGRAMM
CH_BP_IAAB Checkbox: Breakpoint, Inactive AAB_CH_BP_ICHAR1
CH_BP_AAAB Checkbox: Breakpoint, Stop AAB_CH_BP_ACHAR1
CH_AS_IAAB Checkbox: Assert, Inactive AAB_CH_AS_ICHAR1
CH_AS_A_PAAB Checkbox: Assert, Stop / Log AAB_CH_AS_A_PCHAR1
CH_AS_A_DAAB Checkbox: Assert, Stop / Terminate AAB_CH_AS_A_DCHAR1
CH_AS_PAAB Checkbox: Assert, Log AAB_CH_AS_PCHAR1
CH_AS_DAAB Checkbox: Assert, Terminate AAB_CH_AS_DCHAR1

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT using ABAP code?

As AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT 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 AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about AAB_VAR_FIELDCAT 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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