API_VTAB_ECM SAP (Structure for ECM data for variant tables) Structure details
Description: Structure for ECM data for variant tables
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
API_VTAB_ECM 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 "Structure for ECM data for variant tables" 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_VTAB_ECM TYPE API_VTAB_ECM.
The API_VTAB_ECM table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for ECM data for variant tables data available in SAP. These include VTLIN (Row Number of Variant Table - External), ECM_NO (Change Number), ECM_DL (Deletion Indicator), SLNID (Key for value combination in variant table).. 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: Not classified
SAP API_VTAB_ECM 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 |
| VTNAM | Name of variant table | VTNAM | CHAR | 18 | VTNAM | ||||
| VTLIN | Row Number of Variant Table - External | VTLIN | NUMC | 5 | NUM05 | ||||
| ECM_NO | Change Number | AENNR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | AENNR | AENNR | AEN | |
| ECM_DL | Deletion Indicator | LKENZ | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SLNID | Key for value combination in variant table | SLNID | NUMC | 5 | NUM05 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure API_VTAB_ECM using ABAP code?
As API_VTAB_ECM 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_VTAB_ECM as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table API_VTAB_ECM
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about API_VTAB_ECM 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