DDTBHDCHK SAP (Control String for Table Checks (Header)) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Control String for Table Checks (Header)




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

DDTBHDCHK 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 "Control String for Table Checks (Header)" 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_DDTBHDCHK TYPE DDTBHDCHK.

The DDTBHDCHK table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Control String for Table Checks (Header) data available in SAP. These include SAH_SPACE (Test: Does table name exist?), SAH_LENGTH (Test: Is the name of the table too long?), SAH_CSPACE (Test: Does table name contain any blanks?), SAH_HYPHEN (Test: Is there a hyphen ('-') in table name?).. 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 DDTBHDCHK 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
SAH_SPACETest: Does table name exist? DCSAAH0001CHAR6DD_CHECK
SAH_LENGTHTest: Is the name of the table too long? DCSAAH0002CHAR6DD_CHECK
SAH_CSPACETest: Does table name contain any blanks? DCSAAH0003CHAR6DD_CHECK
SAH_HYPHENTest: Is there a hyphen ('-') in table name? DCSAAH0004CHAR6DD_CHECK
SAH_1CHBAZTest: Does table name start with letters? DCSAAH0005CHAR6DD_CHECK
SAH_1CHUYZOpen DCSAAH0006CHAR6DD_CHECK
SAH_ALPHANTest: Does table name contain only allowed characters? DCSAAH0007CHAR6DD_CHECK
SAH_2O3PC_Test: Is underscore 2nd or 3rd character in table name? DCSAAH0008CHAR6DD_CHECK
SAH_TRESETest: Is table name reserved? DCSAAH0009CHAR6DD_CHECK
EXISTSNAMETest: Is significant part of table name new ? DCTABN0001CHAR6DD_CHECK
MINLENGTHTest: Does table name have at least four characters ? DCTABN0002CHAR6DD_CHECK
TABLECLASSTest: Is table type corr. & consis. with pool/cluster entry DCTBHD0001CHAR6DD_CHECK
TYPEEXISTSTest: Is table type OK? DCPOCL0001CHAR6DD_CHECK
POCLACTIVETest: Does active pool/cluster exist? DCPOCL0002CHAR6DD_CHECK
CLUSTRESTTest: Is the table a cluster table? DCTBHD0006CHAR6DD_CHECK
CLUSTBUFFTest: Are the cluster tables buffered? DCTBHD0007CHAR6DD_CHECK
DELIVERYCLTest: Was a valid delivery class specified ? DCTBHD0002CHAR6DD_CHECK
TYPEVALUETest: Is table type allowed? DCVALH0001CHAR6DD_CHECK
CLIDEPTest: Does client-dependency flag have allowed value? DCVALH0002CHAR6DD_CHECK
BUFFEREDTest: Is buffering flag allowed ? DCVALH0003CHAR6DD_CHECK
COMPRFLAGTest: Is compression flag allowed? DCVALH0004CHAR6DD_CHECK
ACTFLAGTest: Does activation flag have allowed value ? DCVALH0005CHAR6DD_CHECK
BUFFERTest: Are buff. setting and technical settings consistent ? DCTESH0001CHAR6DD_CHECK
EXSTORAGETest: Have data class and size category been maintained ? DCTESH0002CHAR6DD_CHECK
EXTESETTTest: Are any technical settings superfluous? DCTESH0003CHAR6DD_CHECK
AUTHCLASSOpen DCTBHD0005CHAR6DD_CHECK
NTABCMPTest of structure change DCTBHD0003CHAR6DD_CHECK
EXPANDTest: Was expanding carried out correctly? DCTBHD0004CHAR6DD_CHECK

Key field Non-key field



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

As DDTBHDCHK 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 DDTBHDCHK as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DDTBHDCHK

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