CDHDR_OLD SAP (Change document header) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Change document header




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CDHDR_OLD
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

CDHDR_OLD 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 "Change document header" 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_CDHDR_OLD TYPE CDHDR_OLD.

The CDHDR_OLD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Change document header data available in SAP. These include OBJECTCLAS (Object class), OBJECTID (Object value), CHANGENR (Document change number), USERNAME (User name of the person responsible in change document).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP CDHDR_OLD 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
MANDANTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
OBJECTCLAS Object class0
OBJECTID Object value0
CHANGENRDocument change number CDCHANGENRCHAR10ALPHACDCHANGENR
USERNAMEUser name of the person responsible in change document CDUSERNAMECHAR12CHAR12
UDATECreation date of the change document CDDATUMDATS8DATUM
UTIMETime changed CDUZEITTIMS6UZEIT
TCODE Transaction0
PLANCHNGNRPlanned change number PLANCHNGNRCHAR12ALPHAPLANCHNGNRAEN
ACT_CHNGNOChange number of the document created by this change CD_CHNGNOCHAR10ALPHACDCHANGENR
WAS_PLANNDFlag that changes were generated from planned changes CD_PLANNEDCHAR1XFLAG
CHANGE_INDChange Type (U, I, S, D) CDCHNGINDCHAR1CDCHNGIND

Key field Non-key field



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

As CDHDR_OLD 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 CDHDR_OLD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CDHDR_OLD

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