DDPCH SAP (Physical Channel Info from the R3/Repos. - Standard Version) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Physical Channel Info from the R3/Repos. - Standard Version




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DDPCH 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 "Physical Channel Info from the R3/Repos. - Standard Version" 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_DDPCH TYPE DDPCH.

The DDPCH table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Physical Channel Info from the R3/Repos. - Standard Version data available in SAP. These include PDEVICE (Physical type of an ABAP/4 Repository channel), PMODUS (Operation mode of a physical output channel), PFORMAT (Definition of the physical data format), PSTATE (Status of a physical output channel).. 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: Not classified


SAP DDPCH 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
PNAMEPhysical name of an ABAP/4 Repository channel CHANPNAMECHAR255CHAR255
PDEVICEPhysical type of an ABAP/4 Repository channel CHANPTYPECHAR10CHAR010
PMODUSOperation mode of a physical output channel CHANPMODCHAR1CHANPMOD
PFORMATDefinition of the physical data format CHANPFORMCHAR10CHANPFORM
PSTATEStatus of a physical output channel CHANPSTATECHAR1CHANSTATE
LINESRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
FIRSTRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
LASTRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG

Key field Non-key field



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

As DDPCH 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 DDPCH as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DDPCH

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