COMT_ATTRIBUTE SAP (Attribute) Structure details
Description: Attribute
Related tables to COMT_ATTRIBUTE
Access table COMT_ATTRIBUTE
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
COMT_ATTRIBUTE 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 "Attribute" 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_COMT_ATTRIBUTE TYPE COMT_ATTRIBUTE.
The COMT_ATTRIBUTE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Attribute data available in SAP. These include ATTR_DECIMALS (Number of Allowed Decimal Places for the Attribute), ATTR_GUID (Attribute GUID), ATTR_ID (Attribute), ATTR_LENGTH (Attribute Length).. 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 COMT_ATTRIBUTE 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 |
| ATTR_DATATYPE | Data Type of Attribute | COMT_ATTR_DATATYPE | CHAR | 4 | COMC_ATTRTYPES | ATTR_DATATYPE | |||
| ATTR_DECIMALS | Number of Allowed Decimal Places for the Attribute | COMT_ATTR_DECIMALS | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| ATTR_GUID | Attribute GUID | COMT_ATTR_GUID | CHAR | 32 | SYSUUID_C | ||||
| ATTR_ID | Attribute | COMT_ATTR_ID | CHAR | 20 | ATTR_ID | COM_ATTRIBUT | |||
| ATTR_LENGTH | Attribute Length | COMT_ATTR_LENGTH | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| ATTR_TEXT | Attribute Description | COMT_ATTR_TEXT | CHAR | 40 | COMT_TXT40 | ||||
| ATTR_MULTIVALUE | Indicator Whether Attribute Has Multiple Values | COMT_MULTIVALUE | CHAR | 1 | COM_BOOLEAN | ||||
| ATTR_CONFIG_TYPE | Configuration Relevancy of Attribute | COMT_CONFIG_TYPE | CHAR | 2 | COM_CONFIG_TYPE |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure COMT_ATTRIBUTE using ABAP code?
As COMT_ATTRIBUTE 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 COMT_ATTRIBUTE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table COMT_ATTRIBUTE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about COMT_ATTRIBUTE 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