API_VALUE SAP (API Interface for Characteristic Value) Structure details
Description: API Interface for Characteristic Value
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
API_VALUE 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 "API Interface for Characteristic Value" 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_API_VALUE TYPE API_VALUE.
The API_VALUE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about API Interface for Characteristic Value data available in SAP. These include ATNAM (Characteristic Name), ATBEZ (Characteristic description), ATWRT (Characteristic Value), ATWTB (Characteristic value description).. 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 (character-type)
SAP API_VALUE 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 |
| ATINN | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| ATNAM | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| ATBEZ | Characteristic description | ATBEZ | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| ATWRT | Characteristic Value | ATWRT | CHAR | 30 | ATWRT | ||||
| ATWTB | Characteristic value description | ATWTB | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| ATAUT | Classification: Author | ATAUT | CHAR | 1 | ATAUT |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure API_VALUE using ABAP code?
As API_VALUE 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 API_VALUE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table API_VALUE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about API_VALUE 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