DBA_PATTERN_DESCR SAP (DBA Cockpit: Pattern Entry) Structure details
Description: DBA Cockpit: Pattern Entry
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Access table DBA_PATTERN_DESCR
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DBA_PATTERN_DESCR 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 "DBA Cockpit: Pattern Entry" 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_DBA_PATTERN_DESCR TYPE DBA_PATTERN_DESCR.
The DBA_PATTERN_DESCR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DBA Cockpit: Pattern Entry data available in SAP. These include DATE (System Date), TIME (System Time), ADD (Replacement for Real Boolean Type: 'X' == True '' == False), RECURRENCE ().. 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 DBA_PATTERN_DESCR 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 |
FIRST_START | 0 | ||||||||
DATE | System Date | SYDATUM | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
TIME | System Time | SYUZEIT | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
ADD | Replacement for Real Boolean Type: 'X' == True '' == False | WDY_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | WDY_BOOLEAN | ||||
RECURRENCE | 0 | ||||||||
PERIOD | Recurrence Period | 0 | |||||||
UNIT | Unit of Period: H=Hour,D=Day,W=Week,M=Month | 0 | |||||||
DAYOFWEEK | Day (for Collector) | DAYOFWEEK | CHAR | 7 | CHAR7 | ||||
HOUROFDAY | Time in Hours (for Collector) | TIMEOFDAY | CHAR | 24 | CHAR24 | ||||
TIMEOFDAY | System Time | SYUZEIT | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
PARAMETERS | 0 | ||||||||
ACTION | 0 | ||||||||
DAYE | Day of the week for DBA action | SDBA_DAY | NUMC | 1 | SDBA_DAY | ||||
TIMEE | Time (24 hour clock) for DBA action to run | SDBA_TIME | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
CRETSTMP | Date and time (timestamp) of schedule | SDBA_CRTS | CHAR | 14 | SDBA_TSTMP | ||||
SYSID | Name of SAP System | SYSYSID | CHAR | 8 | SYCHAR08 | ||||
BTYPE | Type of DBA action | SDBA_BTYPE | CHAR | 5 | SDBA_BTYPE | ||||
PERIOD | Duration (in days) of DBA action Recurrence Period | BTCPDAY | NUMC | 3 | NUM03 | ||||
DELTSTMP | Timestamp for deletion of DBA action | SDBA_DELTS | CHAR | 14 | SDBA_TSTMP | ||||
STARTTSTMP | Timestamp for first run of DBA action | SDBA_FRSTS | CHAR | 14 | SDBA_TSTMP | ||||
MANDT | Client ID | SYMANDT | CLNT | 3 | MANDT | ||||
EXEHOST | Name of the server where the DBA action is to be executed | SDBA_HOST | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
INITIALIZED | Replacement for Real Boolean Type: 'X' == True '' == False | WDY_BOOLEAN | CHAR | 1 | WDY_BOOLEAN |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DBA_PATTERN_DESCR using ABAP code?
As DBA_PATTERN_DESCR 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 DBA_PATTERN_DESCR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DBA_PATTERN_DESCR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DBA_PATTERN_DESCR and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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