CONTEXTB SAP (Context buffer) Table details

Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Context buffer




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CONTEXTB is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Context buffer data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

The CONTEXTB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Context buffer data available in SAP. These include RELID (Region in IMPORT/EXPORT Data Table), FRMID (Context name), VERN (Version number), MODNO (Not More Closely Defined Area, Possibly Used for Patchlevels).. 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: L - Table for storing temporary data, is delivered empty
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP CONTEXTB table 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 ID SYMANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
RELIDRegion in IMPORT/EXPORT Data Table INDX_RELIDCHAR2SYCHAR02
FRMIDContext name CTXIDCHAR20CTXID
VERNVersion number VERNCHAR6SYCHAR06
MODNONot More Closely Defined Area, Possibly Used for Patchlevels CHAR4CHAR4CHAR4
DATUMSystem Date SYDATUMDATS8SYDATS
UZEITSystem Time SYUZEITTIMS6SYTIME
SRTF2Next record counter in EXPORT/IMPORT data tables INDX_SRTF2INT410SYBIN4
CLUSTRLength field for user data in EXPORT/IMPORT tables INDX_CLSTRINT25SYBIN2
CLUSTDData field for IMPORT/EXPORT database tables INDX_CLUSTLRAW2886INDX_CLUST

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table CONTEXTB using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on CONTEXTB to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_CONTEXTB TYPE CONTEXTB.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM CONTEXTB
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_CONTEXTB
WHERE...

How to access SAP table CONTEXTB

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