ROLE_NAM_S SAP (Role Names) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Role Names




ABAP Code to SELECT data from ROLE_NAM_S
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

ROLE_NAM_S 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 "Role Names" 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_ROLE_NAM_S TYPE ROLE_NAM_S.

The ROLE_NAM_S table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Role Names data available in SAP. These include WPASERVER (Key of a System in the Workplace Landscape: Long Name), MODDATE (Modification date), MODTIME (Modification time).. 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 ROLE_NAM_S 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
ROLE_NAMECharacter field of length 40 CHAR40CHAR40CHAR40
WPASERVERKey of a System in the Workplace Landscape: Long Name WP_SYSTEMCHAR64CHAR64
MODDATEModification date XUMODDATEDATS8DATUM
MODTIMEModification time XUMODTIMETIMS6UZEIT

Key field Non-key field



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

As ROLE_NAM_S 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 ROLE_NAM_S as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ROLE_NAM_S

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