ISTATVAL SAP (Status: Possible status values) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Status: Possible status values




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

ISTATVAL 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 "Status: Possible status values" 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_ISTATVAL TYPE ISTATVAL.

The ISTATVAL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Status: Possible status values data available in SAP. These include STA_ACTION (Status: Possible valuations of a status field), TEXT (Explanatory text), SORT_KEY (Sort sequence).. 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 ISTATVAL 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
STATUSProcessing status STAT_TWCHAR10Assigned to domainSTAT_TW
STA_ACTIONStatus: Possible valuations of a status field ACT_TWCHAR10TSTAACTWACT_TW
TEXTExplanatory text STAT_LGTXTCHAR40TEXT40
SORT_KEYSort sequence STAT_SORTINT13HIER_COUNT

Key field Non-key field



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

As ISTATVAL 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 ISTATVAL as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ISTATVAL

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

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


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