ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES SAP (Catalog Variances) Structure details
Description: Catalog Variances
Related tables to ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES
Access table ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES 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 "Catalog Variances" 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_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES TYPE ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES.
The ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Catalog Variances data available in SAP. These include DEV_REASON (Reason for Variance), DEV_REAS_TXT (Text describing the reason for a variance in a confirmation).. 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 ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES 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 |
| PLANT | Plant | WERKS_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | WERKS | WRK | H_T001W_C | |
| DEV_REASON | Reason for Variance | CO_AGRND | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | CO_AGRND | |||
| DEV_REAS_TXT | Text describing the reason for a variance in a confirmation | CO_GRDTX | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES using ABAP code?
As ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES 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_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ALM_ME_CATALOG_VARIANCES and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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