DB6PMSB SAP (DB6: Buffer Pool Snapshot) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DB6: Buffer Pool Snapshot




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DB6PMSB
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DB6PMSB 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: Buffer Pool Snapshot" 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_DB6PMSB TYPE DB6PMSB.

The DB6PMSB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DB6: Buffer Pool Snapshot data available in SAP. These include PARTITN (Partition Number), BP_NAME (DB6: General identifier), CALLERFLAG (Who Has Called this Program), DBMSTRTTME (DB6: Timestamp (Format: YYYYMMDDHHMMSS)).. 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 DB6PMSB 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
COMPTIMEDB6: Timestamp (Format: YYYYMMDDHHMMSS) DB6TSTAMPCHAR14
PARTITN Partition Number0
BP_NAMEDB6: General identifier DB6IDENTCHAR20
CALLERFLAG Who Has Called this Program0
DBMSTRTTMEDB6: Timestamp (Format: YYYYMMDDHHMMSS) DB6TSTAMPCHAR14
PRGVERS Version of Program Inserted this Row0
IN_DB_ALIADB6: General identifier DB6IDENTCHAR20
DB_NAMEDB6: General identifier DB6IDENTCHAR20
DB_PATHDB6: File Path DB6PATHCHAR255DB6PATH
PL_D_LRS pool_data_l_reads: Pool Data Logical Reads0
PL_D_PRS pool_data_p_reads: Pool Data Physical Reads0
PL_D_WS pool_data_writes: Pool Data Writes0
PL_I_LRS pool_index_l_reads: Pool Index Logical Reads0
PL_I_PRS pool_index_p_reads: Pool Index Physical Reads0
PL_I_WS pool_index_writes: Pool Index Writes0
PL_RD_TM pool_read_time: Buffer Pool Read Time0
PL_WT_TM pool_write_time: Buffer Pool Write Time0
FLS_CLOSED files_closed: Files Closed for Buffer Pool0
PL_A_DRSI pool_async_data_readsi: Asynchronous Pool Data Reads0
PL_A_DWS pool_async_data_writes: Asynchronous Pool Data Writes0
PL_A_IWS pool_async_index_writes: Asynchronous Pool Index Writes0
PL_A_RTM pool_async_read_time: Asynchronous Read Time0
PL_A_WTM pool_async_write_time: Asynchronous Write Time0
PL_A_DRRQ pool_async_data_read_reqs: No. of Asynchronous Read Requests0
DIRCT_RDS direct_reads: Direct Reads0
DIRCT_WTS direct_writes: Direct Writes0
DIRCT_RRQS direct_read_reqs: Direct Read Requests0
DIRCT_WRQS direct_write_reqs: Direct Write Requests0
DIRCT_RTM direct_read_time: Direct Read Time0
DIRCT_WTM direct_write_time: Direct Write Time0
PL_A_IRS pool_async_index_reads: Asynchronous Pool Index Reads0
PL_D_TE pool_data_to_estore: No. of Pages Copied from BP to ExStor.0
PL_I_TE pool_index_to_estore: No. of Pages Copied from BP to ExStor.0
PL_I_FE pool_index_from_estore: No of Pages Copied from ExStor to BP0
PL_D_FE pool_data_from_estore: No. of Pages Copied from ExStor to BP0
UNREADPFPG unread_prefetch_pages: Unread prefetched pages0
PL_TD_LRS pool_temp_data_l_reads0
PL_TD_PRS pool_temp_data_p_reads0
PL_TI_LRS pool_temp_index_l_reads0
PL_TI_PRS pool_temp_index_p_reads0
PL_A_IRRQ pool_async_index_read_reqs0
CURBUFFSZ bp_cur_buffsz0
NEWBUFFSZ bp_new_buffsz0
PGS_FROM_BLOCKIO pages_from_block_ios0
PGS_FROM_VECTRIO pages_from_vectored_ios0
PHYS_PAGE_MAPS physical_page_maps0
PL_ASYNC_XDA_RD pool_async_xda_reads0
PL_ASYNC_XDA_RRQ pool_async_xda_read_reqs0
PL_ASYNC_XDA_WRT pool_aysnc_xda_writes0
PL_NO_VICTIM_BUF pool_no_victim_buffer0
POOL_XDA_L_READS pool_xda_l_reads0
POOL_XDA_P_READS pool_xda_p_reads0
POOL_XDA_WRITES pool_xda_writes0
PL_TEMP_XDA_L_RD pool_temp_xda_l_reads0
PL_TEMP_XDA_P_RD pool_temp_xda_p_reads0
VECTORED_IOS vectored_ios0
BP_PAGES_LEFT bp_pages_left_to_remove0
BP_TBSP_USE_CNT bp_tbsp_use_count0

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DB6PMSB using ABAP code?

As DB6PMSB 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 DB6PMSB as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DB6PMSB

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DB6PMSB 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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