RBO_CAT SAP (Structure Value Area Table for Business Operation Cat. Field) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure Value Area Table for Business Operation Cat. Field




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

RBO_CAT 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 Value Area Table for Business Operation Cat. Field" 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_RBO_CAT TYPE RBO_CAT.

The RBO_CAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure Value Area Table for Business Operation Cat. Field data available in SAP. These include OPTION (Version Number Component), LOW (Business Operation Category), HIGH (Business Operation Category).. 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 RBO_CAT 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
SIGNSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
OPTIONVersion Number Component CHAR2CHAR2CHAR2
LOWBusiness Operation Category SBO_CATCHAR1SBO_CAT
HIGHBusiness Operation Category SBO_CATCHAR1SBO_CAT

Key field Non-key field



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

As RBO_CAT 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 RBO_CAT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RBO_CAT

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