ETVARUSE SAP (GUI: Usage Type of Variants) Structure details
Description: GUI: Usage Type of Variants
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ETVARUSE 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 "GUI: Usage Type of Variants" 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_ETVARUSE TYPE ETVARUSE.
The ETVARUSE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about GUI: Usage Type of Variants data available in SAP. These include VAR_EXT_FILE (eCATT External Variants - File Name), VAR_EXT_PATH (eCATT External Variants - Path), VAR_INT_MODE (eCATT Mode Usage of Internal Variants).. 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 ETVARUSE 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 |
VAR_EXT_MODE | eCATT Mode Usage of External Variants | ETVAR_EXT_MODE | CHAR | 1 | ETVAR_EXT_MODE | ||||
VAR_EXT_FILE | eCATT External Variants - File Name | ETVAR_EXT_FILE | CHAR | 255 | TEXT255 | ||||
VAR_EXT_PATH | eCATT External Variants - Path | ETVAR_EXT_PATH | CHAR | 255 | TEXT255 | ||||
VAR_INT_MODE | eCATT Mode Usage of Internal Variants | ETVAR_INT_MODE | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1_X |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ETVARUSE using ABAP code?
As ETVARUSE 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 ETVARUSE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table ETVARUSE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ETVARUSE 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