COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE SAP (Characteristics of Attribute Data Type) Structure details
Description: Characteristics of Attribute Data Type
Related tables to COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE
Access table COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE 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 "Characteristics of Attribute Data Type" 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_COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE TYPE COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE.
The COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Characteristics of Attribute Data Type data available in SAP. These include DESCRIPTION (Logical Variable), FIXVALUES (Logical Variable), DECIMALS (Logical Variable), MAX_LENGTH (Count parameters).. 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 or numeric)
SAP COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE 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 |
| DATATYPE | Data Type of Attribute | COMT_ATTR_DATATYPE | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | ATTR_DATATYPE | |||
| DESCRIPTION | Logical Variable | COMT_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | COM_BOOLEAN | ||||
| FIXVALUES | Logical Variable | COMT_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | COM_BOOLEAN | ||||
| DECIMALS | Logical Variable | COMT_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | COM_BOOLEAN | ||||
| MAX_LENGTH | Count parameters | NUMC4 | NUMC | 4 | NUMC4 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE using ABAP code?
As COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE 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 COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about COMS_ATTR_DATATYPE 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