DB2DSINFO SAP (Storage and Catalog Information on DB2 Datasets) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Storage and Catalog Information on DB2 Datasets




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

DB2DSINFO 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 "Storage and Catalog Information on DB2 Datasets" 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_DB2DSINFO TYPE DB2DSINFO.

The DB2DSINFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Storage and Catalog Information on DB2 Datasets data available in SAP. These include ANTIME (Analyze time), NAME (Name of the tablespace or indexspace), DBNAME (Database name), CREATOR (Creator of the tablespace or index).. 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 DB2DSINFO 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
ANDATE Analyze date0
ANTIME Analyze time0
NAME Name of the tablespace or indexspace0
DBNAME Database name0
CREATOR Creator of the tablespace or index0
PARTITIONS Number of partitions0
PART Partition0
EXTENTS Number of extents0
ALLOCSIZE Allocated size in KB0
FREESIZE Difference between allocated and used size in KB0
D_EXTENTS Changes/day in number of extents0
D_ALLOC Changes/day in allocated size0
D_FREESIZE Changes/day in free size0
W_EXTENTS Changes/week in number of extents0
W_ALLOC Changes/week in allocated size0
W_FREESIZE Changes/week in free size0
M_EXTENTS Changes/month in number of extents0
M_ALLOC Changes/month in allocated size0
M_FREESIZE Changes/month in free size0
DSNAME Dataset name0
PQTY Primary quantity0
SQTY Secondary quantity0
SPACE_TYPE Unit of PQTY and SQTY0
VOLUME Serial number of the volume the dataset resides on0

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB2DSINFO using ABAP code?

As DB2DSINFO 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 DB2DSINFO as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DB2DSINFO

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB2DSINFO 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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