CGDATR SAP (SAP-EIS: Characteristic attributes output structure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: SAP-EIS: Characteristic attributes output structure




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CGDATR
Related tables to CGDATR
Access table CGDATR




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

CGDATR 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 "SAP-EIS: Characteristic attributes output structure" 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_CGDATR TYPE CGDATR.

The CGDATR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAP-EIS: Characteristic attributes output structure data available in SAP. These include FIENM (Field Name), POSIT (Item), ATTRI (EC-EIS/EC-BP: Characteristic attribute), ROLNM (Data element (semantic domain)).. 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 CGDATR 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
FIENMField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
POSITItem CGSPOSITNUMC4AS4POS
ATTRIEC-EIS/EC-BP: Characteristic attribute CGDATTRICHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
ROLNMData element (semantic domain) ROLLNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAMEROLDD_DTEL
ATRTPType of an attribute CGDATRTPCHAR3CGDATRTP
DIMFLAttribute is a characteristic (flag) CGDDIMFLCHAR1XFELD
NDTELData element navigation attribute CGDNDTELCHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAME
NFINMField name navigation attribute CGDFINMCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
TRANSAttribute is multi-level (flag) CGDTRANSCHAR1XFELD
PHYTBPhysical table CGDPHYTBCHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
ORFIEOrigin field CGSORFIECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
DOMNMDomain name DOMNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainDOMNAMEDD_DOMA
DTYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
DIGITNumber of characters in field CGSDIGITNUMC6NUM6
ILENGInternal Length in Bytes INTLENNUMC6DDLENG
LCASELowercase letters allowed/not allowed LOWERCASECHAR1AS4FLAG
TXT_MDescription CGSTXT_MCHAR20TEXT20
TXT_SShort text CGSTXT_SCHAR10TEXT10
TXT_RHeading CGSTXT_RCHAR20TEXT20
NTXT_MDescription CGSTXT_MCHAR20TEXT20
NTXT_SShort text CGSTXT_SCHAR10TEXT10
OLDFFlag: Old field CGDOLDFCHAR1XFELD
FCATField catalog flag CGSFCATCHAR1XFELD
MARKSelection Indicator CGSMARKCHAR1XFELD
TXTFLIndicator: Text changed CGDTXTFLAGCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As CGDATR 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 CGDATR as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CGDATR

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