SAP DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA API: Attributes of Metadata Change Documents Table data and field list

DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA 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 "API: Attributes of Metadata Change Documents" 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_DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA TYPE DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA.

The DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about API: Attributes of Metadata Change Documents data available in SAP. These include OBJECTID (Object value), CHANGENR (Document change number), USERNAME (User name of the person responsible in change document), UDATE (Creation date of the change document)... 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. .

DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)

SAP DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
OBJECTID	Object value	CDOBJECTV	CHAR	90			CHAR90
CHANGENR	Document change number	CDCHANGENR	CHAR	10		ALPHA	CDCHANGENR
USERNAME	User name of the person responsible in change document	CDUSERNAME	CHAR	12			CHAR12
UDATE	Creation date of the change document	CDDATUM	DATS	8			DATUM
UTIME	Time changed	CDUZEIT	TIMS	6			UZEIT
TCODE	Transaction in which a change was made	CDTCODE	CHAR	20	TSTC		TCODE
TABNAME	Change document creation: Table name	CDTABNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		AS4TAB
TABKEY	Changed table record key	CDTABKEY	CHAR	70			CHAR70
KEYLEN	Table key length	CDINTLEN	NUMC	4			DDLEN
CHNGIND	Change Type (U, I, S, D)	CDCHNGIND	CHAR	1			CDCHNGIND
FNAME	Field Name	FIELDNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		FDNAME	DFD
FTEXT	Explanatory short text	DDTEXT	CHAR	60			DDTEXT
TEXTART	Create change document: Text type	CDTEXTART	CHAR	4			CDTEXTART
SPRACHE	Language Key	SPRAS	LANG	1	T002	ISOLA	SPRAS	SPR	H_T002
TEXT_CASE	Text change flag ('X')	CDTEXTIND	CHAR	1			XFELD
OUTLEN	Output length of the old and new value	CDOUTLEN	NUMC	4			DDLEN
F_OLD	Old contents of changed field	CDFLDVALO	CHAR	254			FIELDVAL
F_NEW	New contents of changed field	CDFLDVALN	CHAR	254			FIELDVAL
KEYGUID	KEYGUID for Link to CDPOS_UID	CDKEYGUID	CHAR	32			SYSUUID_C
TABKEY254	Table Key for CDPOS in Character 254	CDTABKEYLO	CHAR	254			TABKEYLONG
EXT_KEYLEN	Table key length	CDINTLEN	NUMC	4			DDLEN
KEYGUID_STR	KEYGUID for Link to CDPOS_STR	CDKEYGUID_STR	CHAR	32			SYSUUID_C
VERSION	3-Byte field	CHAR3	CHAR	3			CHAR3
LONGNAME				0
FUNCNAME				0

Key field

Non-key field

< DPR_TS_API_CD_META - API: Structure of Metadata Change Documents DPR_TS_API_CD_META_KEY - API: Key for Metadata Change Documents >

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

As DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA 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 DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DPR_TS_API_CD_META_DATA and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).