E3CAWTM SAP (Master Characteristic Language-Dependent Name) Structure details
Description: Master Characteristic Language-Dependent Name
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
E3CAWTM 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 "Master Characteristic Language-Dependent Name" 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_E3CAWTM TYPE E3CAWTM.
The E3CAWTM table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Master Characteristic Language-Dependent Name data available in SAP. These include ATNAM (Characteristic Name), ATZHL (Int counter), SPRAS (Language Key), ATWTB (Characteristic value description).. 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 E3CAWTM 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 |
| MSGFN | Function | MSGFN | CHAR | 3 | MSGFN | ||||
| ATNAM | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
| ATZHL | Int counter | ATZHL | NUMC | 4 | ATZHL | ||||
| SPRAS | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| ATWTB | Characteristic value description | ATWTB | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| DATUV | Valid-From Date | DATUV | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| AENNR | Change Number | AENNR | CHAR | 12 | Assigned to domain | AENNR | AENNR | AEN | |
| LKENZ | Deletion Indicator | LKENZ | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure E3CAWTM using ABAP code?
As E3CAWTM 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 E3CAWTM as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table E3CAWTM
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about E3CAWTM and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects