BDSCONT8 SAP (BDS: Table for Document Contents (Import/Export)) Table details

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

BDSCONT8 is a standard SAP Table which is used to store BDS: Table for Document Contents (Import/Export) data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

The BDSCONT8 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BDS: Table for Document Contents (Import/Export) data available in SAP. These include PHIO_ID (Physical document), SRTF2 (Next record counter in EXPORT/IMPORT data tables), PH_CLASS (Physical document class), CLUSTR (Length field for user data in EXPORT/IMPORT tables).. 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: E - Control table, SAP and customer have separate key areas
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced

SAP BDSCONT8 table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Key field

Non-key field

How do I retrieve data from SAP table BDSCONT8 using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on BDSCONT8 to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_BDSCONT8 TYPE BDSCONT8.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM BDSCONT8
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_BDSCONT8
WHERE...

How to access SAP table BDSCONT8

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BDSCONT8 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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