CVI_CHARACTERISTIC SAP (DDS: Classification Characteristic) Structure details
Description: DDS: Classification Characteristic
Related tables to CVI_CHARACTERISTIC
Access table CVI_CHARACTERISTIC
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
CVI_CHARACTERISTIC 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 "DDS: Classification Characteristic" 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_CVI_CHARACTERISTIC TYPE CVI_CHARACTERISTIC.
The CVI_CHARACTERISTIC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DDS: Classification Characteristic data available in SAP. These include VALUE (Characteristic Value), DESCRIPTION (Characteristic description), VALUE_DESC (Characteristic value description).. 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 CVI_CHARACTERISTIC 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 |
| NAME | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| VALUE | Characteristic Value | ATWRT | CHAR | 30 | ATWRT | ||||
| DESCRIPTION | Characteristic description | ATBEZ | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| VALUE_DESC | Characteristic value description | ATWTB | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure CVI_CHARACTERISTIC using ABAP code?
As CVI_CHARACTERISTIC 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 CVI_CHARACTERISTIC as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table CVI_CHARACTERISTIC
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CVI_CHARACTERISTIC 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