BATCH_TAB SAP (Output Batch Calls) Structure details
Description: Output Batch Calls
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
BATCH_TAB 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 "Output Batch Calls" 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_BATCH_TAB TYPE BATCH_TAB.
The BATCH_TAB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Output Batch Calls data available in SAP. These include JOBNAME (Background job name), VARIANT (Name of variant within a step), PERIODIC (Periodic Jobs Indicator), STATUS (State of Background Job).. 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 BATCH_TAB 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 |
| PROGNAME | Program name within a step (e.g. report) | BTCPROG | CHAR | 40 | PROGNAME | ||||
| JOBNAME | Background job name | BTCJOB | CHAR | 32 | CHAR32 | ||||
| VARIANT | Name of variant within a step | BTCVARIANT | CHAR | 14 | CHAR14 | ||||
| PERIODIC | Periodic Jobs Indicator | BTCPFLAG | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| STATUS | State of Background Job | BTCSTATUS | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| STRTDATE | Job start date | BTCXDATE | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
| STRTTIME | Batch job start time | BTCXTIME | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
| ENDDATE | Job start date | BTCXDATE | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
| ENDTIME | Batch job start time | BTCXTIME | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
| COUNTS | Row Index of Internal Tables | SYTABIX | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BATCH_TAB using ABAP code?
As BATCH_TAB 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 BATCH_TAB as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table BATCH_TAB
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BATCH_TAB 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