DB2_VIEW_TABLES SAP (DB2: structure for VIEW_DATA of DB2_ACTION_DB02_TABLES) Structure details
Description: DB2: structure for VIEW_DATA of DB2_ACTION_DB02_TABLES
Related tables to DB2_VIEW_TABLES
Access table DB2_VIEW_TABLES
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DB2_VIEW_TABLES 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 "DB2: structure for VIEW_DATA of DB2_ACTION_DB02_TABLES" 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_VIEW_TABLES TYPE DB2_VIEW_TABLES.
The DB2_VIEW_TABLES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DB2: structure for VIEW_DATA of DB2_ACTION_DB02_TABLES data available in SAP. These include SORT_FIELD (Name of sort column), #HITS (Natural Number), COLLAPSED (Single-Character Indicator), EXPANDED (Single-Character Indicator).. 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_VIEW_TABLES 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 |
TABLE_NAME | DB2 long table name | DB2TABNAML | CHAR | 128 | |||||
SORT_FIELD | Name of sort column | DB2SORTCOL | CHAR | 32 | |||||
#HITS | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
COLLAPSED | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
EXPANDED | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
IT_TABLES | 0 | ||||||||
SORT_LIST | 0 | ||||||||
SCHEMA | DB2 creator name | DB2CREATOR | CHAR | 8 | CHAR8 | ||||
SCHEMA_LIST | 0 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB2_VIEW_TABLES using ABAP code?
As DB2_VIEW_TABLES 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_VIEW_TABLES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DB2_VIEW_TABLES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB2_VIEW_TABLES 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