BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES SAP (For Exchanging References Across Systems) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: For Exchanging References Across Systems




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

BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES 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 "For Exchanging References Across Systems" 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_BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES TYPE BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES.

The BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about For Exchanging References Across Systems data available in SAP. These include COUNTER (Dummy for B20 int1 (Local Everywhere)), SYSTEMREFERENCE (System Identification), OBJECTTYPEREF (Identifier for Object Type), OBJECTIDREF (Object Identification).. 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 BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES 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
OBJECTIDObject Identification COAS_OIDCHAR22SYSUUID_22
COUNTERDummy for B20 int1 (Local Everywhere) INT1INT13INT1
SYSTEMREFERENCESystem Identification COAS_SYSIDCHAR22SYSUUID_22
OBJECTTYPEREFIdentifier for Object Type COAS_OBJTYPECHAR3COAS_OBART
OBJECTIDREFObject Identification COAS_OIDCHAR22SYSUUID_22

Key field Non-key field



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

As BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES 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 BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BAPI_COAS_REFERENCES 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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