DB2IXKEY SAP (DB2/390: Description of the Key of an Index) Structure details
Description: DB2/390: Description of the Key of an Index
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DB2IXKEY 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 "DB2/390: Description of the Key of an Index" 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_DB2IXKEY TYPE DB2IXKEY.
The DB2IXKEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DB2/390: Description of the Key of an Index data available in SAP. These include IXCREATOR (DB2 creator name), COLNAME (Column name), COLNO (Numeric position of the column in the table or view), COLSEQ (Numeric position of the column in the key).. 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 DB2IXKEY 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 |
| IXNAME | Name of a DB2 for OS/390 index | DB2IDXNAME | CHAR | 18 | CHAR18 | ||||
| IXCREATOR | DB2 creator name | DB2CREATOR | CHAR | 8 | CHAR8 | ||||
| COLNAME | Column name | DB2COLNAME | CHAR | 18 | CHAR18 | ||||
| COLNO | Numeric position of the column in the table or view | DB2COLNO | INT2 | 5 | DB2SINT | ||||
| COLSEQ | Numeric position of the column in the key | DB2COLSEQ | INT2 | 5 | DB2SINT | ||||
| ORDERING | Order of the column in the key | DB2ORDERL | CHAR | 4 | DB2ORDERL |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB2IXKEY using ABAP code?
As DB2IXKEY 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 DB2IXKEY as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DB2IXKEY
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB2IXKEY 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