RBASE SAP (Structure of ABAP base table) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure of ABAP base table




ABAP Code to SELECT data from RBASE
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Access table RBASE




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

RBASE 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 of ABAP base table" 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_RBASE TYPE RBASE.

The RBASE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure of ABAP base table data available in SAP. These include NAME (CHAR(31)), TABNAME (CHAR12 for SYST), WACB (NUM05 data element for SYST), LENG (NUM10 data element for SYST).. 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 RBASE 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
INIONUM10 data element for SYST SYNUM10NUMC10SYNUM10
NAMECHAR(31) SYCHAR31CHAR31SYCHAR31
TABNAMECHAR12 for SYST SYCHAR12CHAR12SYCHAR12
WACBNUM05 data element for SYST SYNUM05NUMC5SYNUM05
LENGNUM10 data element for SYST SYNUM10NUMC10SYNUM10
KEYLENGNUM05 data element for SYST SYNUM05NUMC5SYNUM05
ALGNNUM03 for SYST SYNUM03NUMC3SYNUM03
TYPECHAR01 data element for SYST SYCHAR01CHAR1SYCHAR01

Key field Non-key field



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

As RBASE 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 RBASE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RBASE

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about RBASE 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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