DB2_KEY_DESCR SAP (structure for numeric key - charlike description pairs) Structure details
Description: structure for numeric key - charlike description pairs
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Access table DB2_KEY_DESCR
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DB2_KEY_DESCR 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 "structure for numeric key - charlike description pairs" 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_KEY_DESCR TYPE DB2_KEY_DESCR.
The DB2_KEY_DESCR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about structure for numeric key - charlike description pairs data available in SAP. These include SHORT_DESCR ((field) description), DESCR ((field) long 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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP DB2_KEY_DESCR 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 |
THEKEY | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
SHORT_DESCR | (field) description | DB2DESCR | CHAR | 40 | |||||
DESCR | (field) long description | DB2DESCRL | CHAR | 128 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB2_KEY_DESCR using ABAP code?
As DB2_KEY_DESCR 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_KEY_DESCR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DB2_KEY_DESCR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB2_KEY_DESCR and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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