BCGRIDS SAP (Grids in bar chart) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Grids in bar chart




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

BCGRIDS 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 "Grids in bar chart" 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_BCGRIDS TYPE BCGRIDS.

The BCGRIDS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Grids in bar chart data available in SAP. These include CHART_ID (Identification of chart in bar chart), SECTION_ID (Identification for section in time axis of bar chart), UNIT (Unit in time axis of bar chart), COLOR_TYPE (Color).. 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 BCGRIDS 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
IDIdentification of grid in bar chart BCGRIDSIDINT410BCINT4
CHART_IDIdentification of chart in bar chart BCCHARTIDINT410BCINT4
SECTION_IDIdentification for section in time axis of bar chart BCSECTIDINT410BCINT4
UNITUnit in time axis of bar chart BCTIMEUNITCHAR3BCTIMEUNIT
COLOR_TYPEColor BCFARBTYPCHAR2CHAR2
TYPEType of grid in bar chart BCGRIDTYPECHAR1BCGRIDTYPE
CALEND_IDIdentification for calendar in bar chart BCCALIDINT410BCINT4

Key field Non-key field



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

As BCGRIDS 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 BCGRIDS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BCGRIDS

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