BMVARIANT SAP (Variant: All attributes) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Variant: All attributes




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

BMVARIANT 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 "Variant: All attributes" 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_BMVARIANT TYPE BMVARIANT.

The BMVARIANT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Variant: All attributes data available in SAP. These include FILTER_ID (Filter), SEL_ID (Variant), AS4LOCAL (Activation Status of a Repository Object), FSTUSER (Created by).. 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 BMVARIANT 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
FILTER_IDFilter UFFILTERCHAR20DF52LUFFILTER
SEL_IDVariant UFSELIDCHAR20Assigned to domainUFSELIDBMPVUFSELID
AS4LOCALActivation Status of a Repository Object AS4LOCALCHAR1AS4LOCAL
FSTUSERCreated by UDFUSERCHAR12UDUSER
FSTDATEDate on which the record was created UDFDATEDATS8DATUM
FSTTIMECreation Time UDFTIMETIMS6UZEIT
LSTUSERChanged by UDLUSERCHAR12UDUSER
LSTDATEChanged on UDLDATEDATS8DATUM
LSTTIMELast changed at UDLTIMETIMS6UZEIT
COMP_OBJObject definition UFOBJDEFCHAR20UFOBJKEY
COMP_TYPObject Type TROBJTYPECHAR4OBJECTSCTSOBJECT
RELEFirst Release UFFSTRELCHAR4RELEUFRELE
LSTRELELast Changed in Release UFLSTRELCHAR4RELEUFRELE
IDENTGUID (Global Unique Identifier) UFARIIDCHAR32TEXT32
PRED_FILPredecessor variant filter UFPREDFILCHAR20DF52LUFFILTER
PRED_SELPredecessor variant UFPREDSELCHAR20DF55LUFSELID
VARI_TYPEVariant type UFVARITYPECHAR2UFVARITYPE
CONTXTTPContext type of a variant UFCONTXTTPCHAR4UFCONTXTT
CONTXTIDContext ID UFCONTXTIDCHAR20UFOBJKEY
ONLZProcessing type: online UFONLZCHAR1UFFLAG
BATZProcessing type: background UFBATZCHAR1UFFLAG
AUTZProcessing type: automatic UFAUTZCHAR1UFFLAG
MANUProcessing type: manual UFMANUCHAR1UFFLAG
REVISIONIndicator: Relevant for audit UFREVISIONCHAR1UFFLAG
STANDARDIndicator: Relevant for standardization UFSTANDARDCHAR1UFFLAG
STATUSModeling status UFSTATUSCHAR2UFSTATUS
RGB_RRGB value UFRGBNUMC3UFRGB
RGB_GRGB value UFRGBNUMC3UFRGB
RGB_BRGB value UFRGBNUMC3UFRGB
SYNCHSynchronization flag UFSYNCHCHAR1UFSYNCH
TSTAMPLast changed on/by UFTSTAMPDEC15TZNTSTMPS
STRUCT_ID16 byte GUID UFGUIDRAW16UFGUID
DLVUNITSoftware Component DLVUNITCHAR30Assigned to domainDLVUNITH_CVERS
LANGULanguage Key SPRASLANG1T002ISOLASPRASSPRH_T002
NAMEName UFNAME100CHAR100TEXT100
INHERITEDText imparted by predecessor variant UFINHERITCHAR1UFFLAG
LONGNAMEName UFNAME100CHAR100TEXT100

Key field Non-key field



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

As BMVARIANT 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 BMVARIANT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BMVARIANT

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