DB2BPACT SAP (structure for Bufferpools- Bufferpool Activity) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: structure for Bufferpools- Bufferpool Activity




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DB2BPACT
Related tables to DB2BPACT
Access table DB2BPACT




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DB2BPACT 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 Bufferpools- Bufferpool Activity" 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_DB2BPACT TYPE DB2BPACT.

The DB2BPACT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about structure for Bufferpools- Bufferpool Activity data available in SAP. These include QBSTVPL (Number of buffers allocated for virtual buffer pool), RANDHITR (Random hit ratio), QBSTSIO (Synchronous read requests issued by sequential access req.), QBSTDMC (Number of times the data manager threshold was reached).. 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 DB2BPACT 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
QBSTBPNMDB2 buffer pool name DB2BSTBPNMCHAR8DB2BPNAME
QBSTVPLNumber of buffers allocated for virtual buffer pool DB2BSTVPLDEC19DB2DEC19V
RANDHITRRandom hit ratio DB2RNDHITRDEC5(2) DB2DECPCT
QBSTSIOSynchronous read requests issued by sequential access req. DB2BSTSIODEC19DB2DEC19V
QBSTDMCNumber of times the data manager threshold was reached DB2BSTDMCDEC19DB2DEC19V
CURRINUSEPercentage of buffers currently in use DB2BINUSEDEC5(2) DB2DECPCT
VPSHORTNumber of Virtual Pool Shortages DB2VPSHORTDEC20DB2DEC20V
PREFDISNumber of Times Sequential Prefetch Was Disabled DB2PREFDISDEC20DB2DEC20V
PAGEINNumber of page-ins DB2PAGEINDEC20DB2DEC20V
QBSTGETNumber of get page requests (conditional and unconditional) DB2BSTGETDEC19DB2DEC19V

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB2BPACT using ABAP code?

As DB2BPACT 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 DB2BPACT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DB2BPACT

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB2BPACT 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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