RS38D SAP (ABAP/4: Transfer structure for Transaction ALDB) Structure details
Description: ABAP/4: Transfer structure for Transaction ALDB
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
RS38D 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 "ABAP/4: Transfer structure for Transaction ALDB" 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_RS38D TYPE RS38D.
The RS38D table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ABAP/4: Transfer structure for Transaction ALDB data available in SAP. These include CDBNAME (CHAR03 data element for SYST), TEXT (Logical database short text), PROGRAM (Database access program (SAPDBdba)), INCLUDE (Standard selection screen (DBdbaSEL)).. 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 RS38D 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 |
DBNAME | Name of logical database | RS38D_DBNA | CHAR | 20 | LDBNAME | LDB | |||
CDBNAME | CHAR03 data element for SYST | SYCHAR03 | CHAR | 3 | SYCHAR03 | ||||
TEXT | Logical database short text | TLDB_TEXT | CHAR | 50 | TEXT50 | ||||
PROGRAM | Database access program (SAPDBdba) | LDBPROG | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
INCLUDE | Standard selection screen (DBdbaSEL) | LDBSEL | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
ROOT | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
SEGMENT | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
PARENT | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
KEYNAME | Name of select-option/parameter | STEXTI | CHAR | 8 | STEXTI | ||||
ITYP | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
INAME | Name of select-option/parameter | STEXTI | CHAR | 8 | STEXTI | ||||
SCREENNR | NUM04 for SYST | SYNUM04 | NUMC | 4 | SYNUM04 | ||||
RELEASE | CHAR04 data element for SYST | SYCHAR04 | CHAR | 4 | SYCHAR04 | ||||
AUTOR | User Name | UNAME | CHAR | 12 | UNAME | ||||
DATUM | (8-character) Date for SYST | SYDATS | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
AENDERER | User Name | UNAME | CHAR | 12 | UNAME | ||||
AEDATUM | (8-character) Date for SYST | SYDATS | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
MESSAGE | Text, 40 Characters Long | TEXT40 | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
FUNC1 | Short text | FUNCTION_D | CHAR | 1 | FUNCTION | ||||
FUNC2 | Short text | FUNCTION_D | CHAR | 1 | FUNCTION | ||||
FUNC3 | Short text | FUNCTION_D | CHAR | 1 | FUNCTION | ||||
FUNC4 | Short text | FUNCTION_D | CHAR | 1 | FUNCTION | ||||
FUNC5 | Short text | FUNCTION_D | CHAR | 1 | FUNCTION | ||||
ENTER | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
SAVE | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
BACK | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure RS38D using ABAP code?
As RS38D 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 RS38D as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table RS38D
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about RS38D 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