DB6CATIX SAP (DB6: System Catalog Information of Index) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DB6: System Catalog Information of Index




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DB6CATIX 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 "DB6: System Catalog Information of 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_DB6CATIX TYPE DB6CATIX.

The DB6CATIX table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DB6: System Catalog Information of Index data available in SAP. These include INDNAME (DB6: long table name), DEFINER (DB6: File Path), TABSCHEMA (DB6: Schema Name), TABNAME (DB6: long table name).. 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 DB6CATIX 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
INDSCHEMADB6: Schema Name DB6SCHEMACHAR20
INDNAMEDB6: long table name DB6TABNAMLCHAR128
DEFINERDB6: File Path DB6PATHCHAR255DB6PATH
TABSCHEMADB6: Schema Name DB6SCHEMACHAR20
TABNAMEDB6: long table name DB6TABNAMLCHAR128
COLNAMES Index Column Names0
UNIQUERULE Unique Rule0
MADE_UNIQUE Index created unique0
COLCOUNT Number of columns in for the key0
UNIQUE_COLCOUNT Number of columns required for a unique key0
INDEXTYPE Type of index0
ENTRYTYPE 0
PCTFREE 0
IID Internal index ID0
NLEAF Number of leaf pages0
NLEVELS Number of index levels0
FIRSTKEYCARD Number of distinct first key values0
FIRST2KEYCARD Number of distinct keys using the first two columns0
FIRST3KEYCARD Number of distinct keys using the first three columns0
FIRST4KEYCARD Number of distinct keys using the first four columns0
FULLKEYCARD Number of distinct full key values0
CLUSTERRATIO Degree of data clustering with the index0
CLUSTERFACTOR Finer measurement of degree of clustering0
SEQUENTIAL_PAGES 0
DENSITY 0
USER_DEFINED 1 if this index was defined by a user, else 00
SYSTEM_REQUIRED 0
CREATE_TIMEDBA: ISO conform timestamp with ms precission DB6DATETIMCHAR26
STATS_TIMEDBA: ISO conform timestamp with ms precission DB6DATETIMCHAR26
MINPCTUSED 0
REVERSE_SCANS support for reverse scans (Y or N)0
INTERNAL_FORMAT 0
REMARKS User-supplied comment, or null.0
INDEX_OBJECTID Index object identifier for the table.0
NUMRIDS Total number of row identifiers (RIDs) in the index.0
NUMRIDS_DELETED Total number of RIDs in the index that are marked as deleted0
NUM_EMPTY_LEAFS Leaf pages that have all of their RIDs marked as deleted0
AVERAGE_RANDOM_FETCH_PAGES 0
AVERAGE_RANDOM_PAGES 0
AVERAGE_SEQUENCE_GAP 0
AVERAGE_SEQUENCE_FETCH_GAP 0
AVERAGE_SEQUENCE_PAGES 0
AVERAGE_SEQUENCE_FETCH_PAGES 0
TBSPACEID Internal identifier for the index table space.0
PCTPAGESSAVED 0
COMPRESSION 0
INDCARD DB6: Index Cardinality0
AVGLEAFKEYSIZE 0
AVGNLEAFKEYSIZE 0
COLLECTSTATISTICS 0
LASTUSEDDBA: ISO conform timestamp with ms precission DB6DATETIMCHAR26
SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMPDBA: ISO conform timestamp with ms precission DB6DATETIMCHAR26

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB6CATIX using ABAP code?

As DB6CATIX 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 DB6CATIX as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DB6CATIX

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB6CATIX 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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