DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE SAP (DB6: Result Set of DESCRIBE TABLE) Structure details
Description: DB6: Result Set of DESCRIBE TABLE
Related tables to DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE
Access table DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE 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: Result Set of DESCRIBE TABLE" 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_DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE TYPE DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE.
The DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DB6: Result Set of DESCRIBE TABLE data available in SAP. These include TYPESCHEMA (DB6: long table name), TYPENAME (DB6: long table name), LENGTH (), SCALE ().. 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 DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE 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 |
| COLUMN_NAME | DB6: long table name | DB6TABNAML | CHAR | 128 | |||||
| TYPESCHEMA | DB6: long table name | DB6TABNAML | CHAR | 128 | |||||
| TYPENAME | DB6: long table name | DB6TABNAML | CHAR | 128 | |||||
| LENGTH | 0 | ||||||||
| SCALE | 0 | ||||||||
| NULLS | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE using ABAP code?
As DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE 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 DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB6CLP_DESCRIBE_TABLE 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