SAP ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA Device data in variant selection screen Table data and field list

ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA 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 "Device data in variant selection screen" 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_ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA TYPE ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA.

The ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Device data in variant selection screen data available in SAP. These include SELECTION_HIGH (Additional Device Data), PATTERN_FLAG (Version Number Component), SEL_OPTION (ABAP: Selection option (EQ/BT/CP/...)), SIGN (ABAP: ID: I/E (include/exclude values))... 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. .

ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
SELECTION_LOWAdditional Device Data DEVICEIDCHAR40DEVICEID
SELECTION_HIGHAdditional Device Data DEVICEIDCHAR40DEVICEID
PATTERN_FLAGVersion Number Component CHAR2CHAR2CHAR2
SEL_OPTIONABAP: Selection option (EQ/BT/CP/...) TVARV_OPTICHAR2SYCHAR02
SIGNABAP: ID: I/E (include/exclude values) TVARV_SIGNCHAR1SYCHAR01

Key field Non-key field



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

As ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA 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 ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ALM_DOE_DEVICEDATA

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

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