COVAT SAP (Texts for Variants) Table details
Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Texts for Variants
Description: Texts for Variants
Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
COVAT is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Texts for Variants data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
The COVAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Texts for Variants data available in SAP. These include SPRAS (Language Key), APPLCLASS (Application class for DD objects (not used)), SUBCLASS (Subgroup by application class), TABNAME (Table Name).. 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: A - Application table (master and transaction data)Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified
SAP COVAT 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 |
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | Assigned to domain | MANDT | |||
| SPRAS | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| APPLCLASS | Application class for DD objects (not used) | APPLCLASS | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | APPLCLASS | APP | ||
| SUBCLASS | Subgroup by application class | SUBCLASS | CHAR | 2 | CFBSUBCLAS | ||||
| TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| FUNC | Function | COFUNC | CHAR | 4 | CHAR4 | ||||
| VARIANT | Variant | COVARIANT | CHAR | 14 | Assigned to domain | COVARIANT | KE28VAR | ||
| VTEXT | Name of a variant | COVARITXT | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP table COVAT using ABAP code
The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on COVAT to SELECT all data from the tableDATA: WA_COVAT TYPE COVAT.
SELECT SINGLE *
FROM COVAT
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_COVAT
WHERE...
How to access SAP table COVAT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about COVAT 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