LDBST SAP (Structure Description of a Logical Database) Structure details
Description: Structure Description of a Logical Database
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
LDBST 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 "Structure Description of a Logical Database" 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_LDBST TYPE LDBST.
The LDBST table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure Description of a Logical Database data available in SAP. These include PARENT (Table Name), WA (Table Name), TABLE (Table Name).. 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 LDBST 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 |
SEGMENT | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
PARENT | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
WA | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
TABLE | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure LDBST using ABAP code?
As LDBST 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 LDBST as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table LDBST
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about LDBST 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