SAP LDBD Administration information for LDB Table data and field list

LDBD is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Administration information for LDB data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The LDBD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Administration information for LDB data available in SAP. These include CREATED (Utilities time zones: Time stamp, Create object), CHANGED (Utilities time zones: Time stamp, Change object), CREATEDBY (Author), CHANGEDBY (Last changed by)... 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. .

LDBD table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: E - Control table, SAP and customer have separate key areas
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified

Text table = LDBT


SAP LDBD table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the LDBD table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
LDBNAMELDB name LDBNAMCHAR20LDBNAMELDBSH_LDBD
CREATEDUtilities time zones: Time stamp, Create object TZNXUTSTCRNUMC14TZNTIMESTP
CHANGEDUtilities time zones: Time stamp, Change object TZNXUTXTCHNUMC14TZNTIMESTP
CREATEDBYAuthor CNAMCHAR12SYCHAR12
CHANGEDBYLast changed by UNAMCHAR12SYCHAR12
MLANGULanguage Key LANGULANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRAS
VERNRVersion number VERNCHAR6SYCHAR06
INFOTYPESFlag: Fill INFOTYPES automatically (HR) LDB_ITYPESCHAR1RSSCR_CFLG
ROOTTABLogical node name LDBNODECHAR14SYCHAR14
NUMBERTABNumber of tables in the LDB NUMBEROFTINT410
NUMBERHLPNumber of table fields for search help NUMBEROFHINT410
MAXLENGTHLength of longest table name MAXLENGINT410
FLAGFlag for selection screen description RSSCR_FLAGRAW1RSSCR_FLAG
SHLPNAMEName of a Search Help SHLPNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainSHLPNAMESHLPDD_SHLP

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table LDBD using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on LDBD to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_LDBD TYPE LDBD.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM LDBD
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_LDBD
WHERE...

How to access SAP table LDBD

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

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