COA_CATEGORIES SAP (Variance Categories) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Variance Categories




ABAP Code to SELECT data from COA_CATEGORIES
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Access table COA_CATEGORIES




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

COA_CATEGORIES 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 "Variance Categories" 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_COA_CATEGORIES TYPE COA_CATEGORIES.

The COA_CATEGORIES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Variance Categories data available in SAP. These include IP (Data element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ')), IQ (Data element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ')), IU (Data element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ')), IR (Data element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ')).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP COA_CATEGORIES 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
SCRAPData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
IPData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
IQData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
IUData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
IRData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
OPData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE
OLData element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ') BOOLE_DCHAR1BOOLE

Key field Non-key field



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

As COA_CATEGORIES 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 COA_CATEGORIES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COA_CATEGORIES

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