CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION SAP (central CTS: selection criteria for collections) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: central CTS: selection criteria for collections




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION
Related tables to CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION 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 "central CTS: selection criteria for collections" 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_CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION TYPE CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION.

The CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about central CTS: selection criteria for collections data available in SAP. These include PATTERN_DESCRIPTION (Pattern for description of a collection), LANGUAGE (Language Key), PATTERN_ATTRIBUTES (), CREATION_DATE_FROM (UTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss)).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION 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
PATTERN_PROJECT Pattern for project assignment0
PATTERN_DESCRIPTION Pattern for description of a collection0
LANGUAGELanguage Key SYLANGULANG1ISOLASYLANGU
PATTERN_ATTRIBUTES 0
CREATION_DATE_FROMUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TIMESTAMPDEC15TZNTSTMPS
CREATION_DATE_TOUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TIMESTAMPDEC15TZNTSTMPS
TARGET_SYSTEM_NAMETMS: System Name TMSSYSNAMCHAR10SYSNAME
STATUSCollection Status CTS_COLLECTION_STATUSCHAR1CTS_COLLECTION_STATUS
USERUser Name SYUNAMECHAR12SYCHAR12

Key field Non-key field



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

As CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION 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 CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CTS_COLLECTION_SELECTION

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