DB6PMCIST SAP (DB6: Index structure in DB and dictionary) Structure details
Description: DB6: Index structure in DB and dictionary
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DB6PMCIST 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: Index structure in DB and dictionary" 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_DB6PMCIST TYPE DB6PMCIST.
The DB6PMCIST table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DB6: Index structure in DB and dictionary data available in SAP. These include INDNAME (DB6: Indexname), COLSEQ (DB6: Key column sequence), COLORDER (DB6: Order (A=ascending,'D=descending)), DBCOLNO (DB6:Database Column Number).. 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 DB6PMCIST 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 |
INDSCHEMA | DB6: Schema Name | DB6SCHEMA | CHAR | 20 | |||||
INDNAME | DB6: Indexname | 0 | |||||||
COLSEQ | DB6: Key column sequence | 0 | |||||||
COLORDER | DB6: Order (A=ascending,'D=descending) | 0 | |||||||
DBCOLNO | DB6:Database Column Number | 0 | |||||||
DBCOLNAME | DB6:Database Column Name | 0 | |||||||
DBCOLTYPE | DB6:Database Column Type | 0 | |||||||
DBCOLLEN | DB6:Database Column Length | 0 | |||||||
R3COLNAME | DB6:R/3 Column Name | 0 | |||||||
R3KEYCOL | DB6:R/3 Keys Columns | 0 | |||||||
R3COLTYPE | DB6:R/3 Column Type | 0 | |||||||
R3COLLEN | DB6:R/3 Column Len | 0 | |||||||
PARTKEYSEQ | column's position of partitioning key (0 not part of key) | 0 | |||||||
INLINE_LENGTH | DB6: Max Length of Inlined LOBs | 0 | |||||||
HIDDEN | 0 | ||||||||
INDEXTYPE | Index type | 0 | |||||||
DIMENSION | Dimensionnumber in syscat.coluse (MDC) | 0 | |||||||
COLSEQ_DIM | Numeric position in dimension (syscat.coluse) | 0 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB6PMCIST using ABAP code?
As DB6PMCIST 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 DB6PMCIST as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DB6PMCIST
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB6PMCIST 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