RSDA_S_COLDEF SAP (Column Definition of a Table in Nearline Storage) Structure details
Description: Column Definition of a Table in Nearline Storage
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Access table RSDA_S_COLDEF
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
RSDA_S_COLDEF 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 "Column Definition of a Table in Nearline Storage" 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_RSDA_S_COLDEF TYPE RSDA_S_COLDEF.
The RSDA_S_COLDEF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Column Definition of a Table in Nearline Storage data available in SAP. These include COLNAME (Column Name), COLDIM (Dimension Suffix), COLTYPE_SAP (Data Type in SAP Dictionary), COLTYPE_SQL (SQL Column Type in the Data Base).. 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 RSDA_S_COLDEF 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 |
| COLPOS | Position of Column | RSDA_COLPOS | INT4 | 10 | RSDA_INTEGER | ||||
| COLNAME | Column Name | RSDA_COLNAME | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| COLDIM | Dimension Suffix | RSDA_COLDIM | CHAR | 1 | RSDA_COLDIM | ||||
| COLTYPE_SAP | Data Type in SAP Dictionary | RSDA_COLTYPE_SAP | CHAR | 4 | RSDA_COLTYPE_SAP | ||||
| COLTYPE_SQL | SQL Column Type in the Data Base | RSDA_COLTYPE_SQL | CHAR | 20 | RSDA_COLTYPE_SQL | ||||
| COLLEN | Length of Column in Characteristics, Digits or in Bytes | RSDA_COLLEN | INT4 | 10 | RSDA_INTEGER | ||||
| COLDEC | Number of Decimal Places | RSDA_COLDEC | INT4 | 10 | RSDA_INTEGER | ||||
| COLDEF | Default Value of Column | RSDA_COLDEF | CHAR | 512 | RSDA_COLDEF |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure RSDA_S_COLDEF using ABAP code?
As RSDA_S_COLDEF 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 RSDA_S_COLDEF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table RSDA_S_COLDEF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about RSDA_S_COLDEF 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