API_VTAB_FIELD SAP (API interface for fields in variant table) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: API interface for fields in variant table




ABAP Code to SELECT data from API_VTAB_FIELD
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

API_VTAB_FIELD 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 fields in variant table" 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_FIELD TYPE API_VTAB_FIELD.

The API_VTAB_FIELD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about API interface for fields in variant table data available in SAP. These include ATNAM (Characteristic Name), ATBEZ (Characteristic description), FIELDNAME (Field name).. 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_FIELD 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
ATINNInternal characteristic ATINNNUMC10Assigned to domainATINNATINN
ATNAMCharacteristic Name ATNAMCHAR30ATNAMFEA
ATBEZCharacteristic description ATBEZCHAR30TEXT30
FIELDNAMEField name NAME_FELDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD

Key field Non-key field



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

As API_VTAB_FIELD 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_FIELD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table API_VTAB_FIELD

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

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


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