COTB_HIER SAP (Table of Used Authorization Hierarchies) Structure details
Description: Table of Used Authorization Hierarchies
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
COTB_HIER 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 "Table of Used Authorization Hierarchies" 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_COTB_HIER TYPE COTB_HIER.
The COTB_HIER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Table of Used Authorization Hierarchies data available in SAP. These include STD_HIER (Single-Character Indicator), SETID (Identification of a set).. 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 COTB_HIER 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 |
SHORTNAME | Set Name | SETNAMENEW | CHAR | 24 | SETNAME | GSE | |||
STD_HIER | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
SETID | Identification of a set | SETID | CHAR | 34 | SETID | GSI |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure COTB_HIER using ABAP code?
As COTB_HIER 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 COTB_HIER as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table COTB_HIER
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about COTB_HIER 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