DB2BPCTRL SAP (Buffer Pool Table Control) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Buffer Pool Table Control




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DB2BPCTRL
Related tables to DB2BPCTRL
Access table DB2BPCTRL




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

DB2BPCTRL 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 "Buffer Pool Table Control" 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_DB2BPCTRL TYPE DB2BPCTRL.

The DB2BPCTRL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Buffer Pool Table Control data available in SAP. These include QBSTRIO (Number of synchronous read I/O operations), QBSTDWT (Number of times the deferred write threshold was reached), 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: Not classified


SAP DB2BPCTRL 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
BPNAMEDB2 buffer pool name DB2BPNAMECHAR8DB2BPNAME
QBSTRIONumber of synchronous read I/O operations DB2BSTRIODEC19DB2DEC19V
QBSTDWTNumber of times the deferred write threshold was reached DB2BSTDWTDEC19DB2DEC19V
QBSTDMCNumber of times the data manager threshold was reached DB2BSTDMCDEC19DB2DEC19V

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB2BPCTRL using ABAP code?

As DB2BPCTRL 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 DB2BPCTRL as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DB2BPCTRL

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB2BPCTRL 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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