EDM_CHARVALUE SAP (character value) Structure details
Description: character value
Related tables to EDM_CHARVALUE
Access table EDM_CHARVALUE
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
EDM_CHARVALUE 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 "character value" 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_EDM_CHARVALUE TYPE EDM_CHARVALUE.
The EDM_CHARVALUE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about character value data available in SAP. These include VALUE (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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP EDM_CHARVALUE 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 |
CHARNAME | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
VALUE | Characteristic value description | ATWTB | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure EDM_CHARVALUE using ABAP code?
As EDM_CHARVALUE 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 EDM_CHARVALUE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table EDM_CHARVALUE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EDM_CHARVALUE 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