CMDT SAP (Generic Master Record: General Header) Table details

Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Generic Master Record: General Header




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CMDT
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Access table CMDT




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

CMDT is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Generic Master Record: General Header data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

The CMDT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Generic Master Record: General Header data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), OBJNR (Object number), DATBI (Valid To Date), STATUS (Activation Status of Generic Master Record).. 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)

Text table = CMDT_TEXT


SAP CMDT 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
OBJNRObject number J_OBJNRCHAR22ONR00J_OBJNRONR
DATBIValid To Date DATBIDATS8DATUM
STATUSActivation Status of Generic Master Record CMDT_STATUSCHAR1CMDT_STATUS
DATABValid-From Date DATABDATS8DATUM
LOGSYSTEMLogical System LOGSYSTEMCHAR10TBDLSALPHALOGSYS
ERSDACreated on ERFDTDATS8DATUM
USNAMEntered by ERFNMCHAR12USNAM

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table CMDT using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on CMDT to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_CMDT TYPE CMDT.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM CMDT
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_CMDT
WHERE...

How to access SAP table CMDT

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