CIF_CHAEXT SAP (APO Transfer Structure for Characteristic Definition) Structure details
Description: APO Transfer Structure for Characteristic Definition
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
CIF_CHAEXT 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 "APO Transfer Structure for Characteristic Definition" 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_CIF_CHAEXT TYPE CIF_CHAEXT.
The CIF_CHAEXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about APO Transfer Structure for Characteristic Definition data available in SAP. These include CHAR_NAME (Characteristic Name), DATA_TYPE (Data type of characteristic), CHAR_TYPE (Flag: characteristic type (nominal, ordinal, cardinal) (APO)), FLG_QFIELD (Indicator: Characteristic is Stored Internally as a Figure).. 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 CIF_CHAEXT 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 |
| CHAR_ID | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| CHAR_NAME | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| DATA_TYPE | Data type of characteristic | ATFOR | CHAR | 4 | ATFOR | ||||
| CHAR_TYPE | Flag: characteristic type (nominal, ordinal, cardinal) (APO) | APOCHATYPE | CHAR | 1 | CHAR_TYPE | ||||
| FLG_QFIELD | Indicator: Characteristic is Stored Internally as a Figure | FLGQUAN | CHAR | 1 | KREUZ | ||||
| LENGTH | Number of Characters | ANZST | INT2 | 5 | ANZST | ||||
| DECIMALS | Number of Decimal Places | ANZDZ | INT2 | 5 | ANZDZ | ||||
| SMALL_LETT | Case Sensitive | ATKLE | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SIGNED | Value with Plus or Minus Sign | ATVOR | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| SUMABLE | Aggregating characteristic | ATEND | CHAR | 1 | ATXFE | ||||
| BASE_UNIT | Unit of Measurement | MSEHI | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| METHOD | Method to be Executed During the Transfer of an Object | CIFMETHOD | CHAR | 1 | CIFMETHOD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure CIF_CHAEXT using ABAP code?
As CIF_CHAEXT 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 CIF_CHAEXT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table CIF_CHAEXT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CIF_CHAEXT 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