ECM_VAL_EXT SAP (Validity for Instance) Structure details
Description: Validity for Instance
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ECM_VAL_EXT 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 "Validity for Instance" 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_ECM_VAL_EXT TYPE ECM_VAL_EXT.
The ECM_VAL_EXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Validity for Instance data available in SAP. These include STATUS (Individual status of an object (short form)), RELEASED (Released On), DATE_FROM (From Date), DATE_TO (To Date).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)
SAP ECM_VAL_EXT 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 |
CONTEXT | Context | ECMCTXT | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ECMCTXT | |||
STATUS | Individual status of an object (short form) | J_TXT04 | CHAR | 4 | TEXT4 | ||||
RELEASED | Released On | ECMTIMER | DEC | 15 | TZNTSTMPS | ||||
DATE_FROM | From Date | ECMDATEF | DATS | 8 | |||||
DATE_TO | To Date | ECMDATET | DATS | 8 | |||||
EFFTYP | Effectivity Type | CC_EFFT | CHAR | 10 | CC_CHAR10 | ||||
PARAM | 0 | ||||||||
USERM | Changed By | ECMUSERM | CHAR | 12 | SYCHAR12 | ||||
DATEM | Changed On | ECMTIMEM | DEC | 15 | TZNTSTMPS | ||||
LOGSYS | Logical system | LOGSYS | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | LOGSYS |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ECM_VAL_EXT using ABAP code?
As ECM_VAL_EXT 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 ECM_VAL_EXT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table ECM_VAL_EXT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ECM_VAL_EXT 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