CODEPAGES SAP (A character set (or a list in an internal table)) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: A character set (or a list in an internal table)




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




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

CODEPAGES 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 "A character set (or a list in an internal table)" 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_CODEPAGES TYPE CODEPAGES.

The CODEPAGES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about A character set (or a list in an internal table) data available in SAP. These include CODEPAGE (SAP Character Set ID).. 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 CODEPAGES 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
CODEPAGESAP Character Set ID CPCODEPAGENUMC4Assigned to domainCPCODEPAGE

Key field Non-key field



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

As CODEPAGES 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 CODEPAGES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CODEPAGES

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