COMT_CFGDT_CHARAC SAP (Basic Data for Characteristics) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Basic Data for Characteristics




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




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

COMT_CFGDT_CHARAC 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 "Basic Data for Characteristics" 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_CFGDT_CHARAC TYPE COMT_CFGDT_CHARAC.

The COMT_CFGDT_CHARAC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Basic Data for Characteristics data available in SAP. These include KBID (Internal identifier of a knowledge base), CHARID (Internal identifier of a model element), CHARNAME (Characteristic name (object characteristic)), DATATYPE (Characteristic data type (string, float, ...)).. 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_CFGDT_CHARAC 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
KBIDInternal identifier of a knowledge base COMT_CFGD_KBIDINT410COMD_CFGD_INTEGER
CHARIDInternal identifier of a model element COMT_CFGD_IDINT410COMD_CFGD_INTEGER
CHARNAMECharacteristic name (object characteristic) COMT_CFGD_CHNAMECHAR40COMD_CFGD_CHAR40
DATATYPECharacteristic data type (string, float, ...) COMT_CFGD_CHTYPEINT25COMD_CFGD_SMALLINT
CHARKINDCharacteristic kind (single value, ...) COMT_CFGD_CHKINDINT25COMD_CFGD_SMALLINT
ADDITVALUEFlag COMT_CFGD_FLAGCHAR1COMD_CFGD_CHAR1
DISPMODECharacteristic display mode COMT_CFGD_CHDISPMODECHAR1COMD_CFGD_CHAR1

Key field Non-key field



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

As COMT_CFGDT_CHARAC 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_CFGDT_CHARAC as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COMT_CFGDT_CHARAC

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