ABA_RELATION SAP (Complex External Interface of a Relationship) Structure details
Description: Complex External Interface of a Relationship
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ABA_RELATION 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 "Complex External Interface of a Relationship" 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_ABA_RELATION TYPE ABA_RELATION.
The ABA_RELATION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Complex External Interface of a Relationship data available in SAP. These include RELATION_HEADER (), CONTROLLER (), OBJECT_TYPE (), OBJECT_INSTANCE ().. 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 ABA_RELATION 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 | ||||||||
| RELATION_HEADER | 0 | ||||||||
| CONTROLLER | 0 | ||||||||
| OBJECT_TYPE | 0 | ||||||||
| OBJECT_INSTANCE | 0 | ||||||||
| CONTROLLER | 0 | ||||||||
| PARTNER1 | 0 | ||||||||
| CONTROLLER | 0 | ||||||||
| PARTY_ID | 0 | ||||||||
| PARTNER2 | 0 | ||||||||
| CONTROLLER | 0 | ||||||||
| PARTY_ID | 0 | ||||||||
| RELATION_CATEGORY_CODE | 0 | ||||||||
| VALIDITY_END_DATE | 0 | ||||||||
| RELATION_DIFFERENTIATION_KEY | 0 | ||||||||
| CONTROLLER | 0 | ||||||||
| KEY_TYPE_CODE | Differentiation Key Type | 0 | |||||||
| KEY_COMPONENT | 0 | ||||||||
| ADMINISTRATION_INFORMATION | 0 | ||||||||
| CONTROLLER | 0 | ||||||||
| CHANGE_RECORD | 0 | ||||||||
| RELATION_RECORD | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ABA_RELATION using ABAP code?
As ABA_RELATION 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 ABA_RELATION as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table ABA_RELATION
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ABA_RELATION 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