DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE SAP (Recommendations for conversions per object base data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Recommendations for conversions per object base data




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE 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 "Recommendations for conversions per object base data" 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_DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE TYPE DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE.

The DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Recommendations for conversions per object base data data available in SAP. These include OBJECTNAME (Object name (table, index, column)), OBJECTTYPE (Type of object e.g. TS, IS, TB, IX), DBNAME (Database name), SPACENAME (Tablespace/indexspace 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:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE 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
QUALIFIERSchema name to qualify tables (statistics, catalog, created) DB2CCSCHEMCHAR128CHAR128
OBJECTNAMEObject name (table, index, column) DB2OBJECTNAMECHAR128
OBJECTTYPEType of object e.g. TS, IS, TB, IX DB2OBJECTTYPECHAR2DB2CHAR02
DBNAMEDatabase name DB2DBNAMECHAR8D2DBNAME
SPACENAMETablespace/indexspace name DB2TSIXNMCHAR8DB2CHAR08
NON_CONVERTIBLEc1 flag DB2FLAGCHAR1
CONVERT_INLLOBc1 flag DB2FLAGCHAR1
CONVERT_FIXCHARc1 flag DB2FLAGCHAR1
CONVERT_PGSIZEc1 flag DB2FLAGCHAR1
CONVERT_ROWFORMATc1 flag DB2FLAGCHAR1
CONVERT_SPACETYPEc1 flag DB2FLAGCHAR1
PGSIZE_CURRENTDB2 for OS/390 page size in KBytes DB2PGSIZEINT25DB2PGSIZE
PGSIZE_NEWDB2 for OS/390 page size in KBytes DB2PGSIZEINT25DB2PGSIZE
BPOOL_CURRENTBuffer pool name e.g. BP2, BP8K1 DB2BPOOLCHAR8
BPOOL_NEWBuffer pool name e.g. BP2, BP8K1 DB2BPOOLCHAR8
ROWFORMAT_CURRENTRow Format DB2ROWFORMATCHAR16
ROWFORMAT_NEWRow Format DB2ROWFORMATCHAR16
SPACETYPE_CURRENTType of tablespace or indexspace e.g. RPUTS, PBG, SEGM DB2SPACETYPECHAR7
SPACETYPE_NEWType of tablespace or indexspace e.g. RPUTS, PBG, SEGM DB2SPACETYPECHAR7
REASONReason for non-convertible DB2NONCONVREASONCHAR60

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE using ABAP code?

As DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE 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 DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB2_CONVTOOL_BASE 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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