CAWN SAP (Characteristic values) Table details
Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Characteristic values
Description: Characteristic values
Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
CAWN is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Characteristic values data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
The CAWN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Characteristic values data available in SAP. These include ATINN (Internal characteristic), ATZHL (Int counter), ADZHL (Internal counter for archiving objects via engin. chg. mgmt), ATWRT (Characteristic Value).. 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: A - Application table (master and transaction data)Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)
SAP CAWN table 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 |
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | T000 | MANDT | |||
| ATINN | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| ATZHL | Int counter | ATZHL | NUMC | 4 | ATZHL | ||||
| ADZHL | Internal counter for archiving objects via engin. chg. mgmt | ADZHL | NUMC | 4 | NUMC4 | ||||
| ATWRT | Characteristic Value | ATWRT | CHAR | 30 | ATWRT | ||||
| ATFLV | Internal floating point from | ATFLV | FLTP | 16(16) | FLTP | ||||
| ATFLB | Internal floating point value to | ATFLB | FLTP | 16(16) | FLTP | ||||
| ATCOD | Code for value dependency | ATCOD | CHAR | 1 | ATCOD | ||||
| ATSTD | Default value | ATSTD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| ATAWE | Unit of Measurement | MSEHI | UNIT | 3 | T006 | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| ATAW1 | Unit of Measurement | MSEHI | UNIT | 3 | T006 | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| ATIDN | Object identification | ATIDN | CHAR | 2 | ATIDN | FEI | |||
| SPRAS | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | T002 | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| TXTNR | Number of Related Text | ATLTN | NUMC | 4 | NUMC4 | ||||
| DATUV | Valid-From Date | DATUV | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| TECHV | Technical status from | TECHV | CHAR | 12 | TECHS | ||||
| AENNR | Change Number | AENNR | CHAR | 12 | AENR | AENNR | AENNR | AEN | |
| LKENZ | Deletion Indicator | LKENZ | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| DOKAR | Document Type | DOKAR | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | DOKAR | CV2 | ||
| DOKNR | Document number | DOKNR | CHAR | 25 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | DOKNR | CV1 | |
| DOKVR | Document Version | DOKVR | CHAR | 2 | DOKVR | CV3 | |||
| DOKTL | Document Part | DOKTL_D | CHAR | 3 | DOKTL | CV4 | |||
| ATZHH | Int. counter for value hierarchy | ATZHH | NUMC | 4 | ATZHL | ||||
| KNOBJ | Number of Object with Assigned Dependencies | KNOBJ | NUMC | 18 | KNOBJ | ||||
| ATWHI | Indicator that Subordinate Values Exist | ATWHI | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| ATTLV | Tolerance from | ATTLV | FLTP | 16(16) | FLTP | ||||
| ATTLB | Tolerance to | ATTLB | FLTP | 16(16) | FLTP | ||||
| ATPRZ | Indicator: Tolerance Shown as a Percentage | ATPRZ | CHAR | 1 | ATXFE | ||||
| ATINC | Increment Within a Specified Interval | ATINC | FLTP | 16(16) | FLTP | ||||
| ATVPL | Relevant to Planning | ATVPL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP table CAWN using ABAP code
The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on CAWN to SELECT all data from the tableDATA: WA_CAWN TYPE CAWN.
SELECT SINGLE *
FROM CAWN
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_CAWN
WHERE...
How to access SAP table CAWN
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CAWN 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