CDDB SAP (Instance communication for configurator DDB) Structure details
Description: Instance communication for configurator DDB
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
CDDB 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 "Instance communication for configurator DDB" 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_CDDB TYPE CDDB.
The CDDB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Instance communication for configurator DDB data available in SAP. These include POSITION (BOM Item Number), KNTYPE (Origin of assigned values in configuration), OBJTYP (Name of database table for object), CLTYP (Class Type).. 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 CDDB 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 |
| PARENT | Instance number within DDB (configuration) | CUINST | NUMC | 8 | NUMC8 | ||||
| POSITION | BOM Item Number | SPOSN | CHAR | 4 | NUMCV | SPOSN | |||
| KNTYPE | Origin of assigned values in configuration | CUKNTYPE | CHAR | 2 | CHAR2 | ||||
| OBJTYP | Name of database table for object | TABELLE | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | OBJEKTTAB | OTA | ||
| CLTYP | Class Type | KLASSENART | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | KLASSENART | KAR | ||
| OBJKEY | Key of Object to be Classified | CUOBN | CHAR | 50 | CUOBN | OJK | |||
| AUTHOR | Internal number of knowledge element | KNNUM | NUMC | 10 | KNNUM | ||||
| INSTANCE | Instance number within DDB (configuration) | CUINST | NUMC | 8 | NUMC8 | ||||
| FACT | Fact number in DDB (transaction data for configuration) | CUFACT | NUMC | 8 | NUMC8 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure CDDB using ABAP code?
As CDDB 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 CDDB as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table CDDB
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CDDB 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