DB2TABSTRUC SAP (info on table structure) Structure details
Description: info on table structure
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DB2TABSTRUC 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 "info on table structure" 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_DB2TABSTRUC TYPE DB2TABSTRUC.
The DB2TABSTRUC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about info on table structure data available in SAP. These include COLNO (2 byte integer (signed)), COLTYPE (Column type specified in the column definition), LENGTH (2 byte integer (signed)), SCALE (2 byte integer (signed)).. 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 DB2TABSTRUC 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 |
| NAME | DB2 column name | DB2COLNAML | CHAR | 128 | |||||
| COLNO | 2 byte integer (signed) | INT2 | INT2 | 5 | INT2 | ||||
| COLTYPE | Column type specified in the column definition | DB2COLTYPE | CHAR | 8 | DB2COLTYPE | ||||
| LENGTH | 2 byte integer (signed) | INT2 | INT2 | 5 | INT2 | ||||
| SCALE | 2 byte integer (signed) | INT2 | INT2 | 5 | INT2 | ||||
| KEYSEQ | 2 byte integer (signed) | INT2 | INT2 | 5 | INT2 | ||||
| COLCARDF | cardf | DB2DB02CARDF | DEC | 19 | |||||
| LENGTH2 | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| PARTKEY_COLSEQ | 2 byte integer (signed) | INT2 | INT2 | 5 | INT2 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB2TABSTRUC using ABAP code?
As DB2TABSTRUC 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 DB2TABSTRUC as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DB2TABSTRUC
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB2TABSTRUC 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