RSDO_S_CHA SAP (Characteristic: Internal Structure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Characteristic: Internal Structure




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

RSDO_S_CHA 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 "Characteristic: Internal Structure" 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_RSDO_S_CHA TYPE RSDO_S_CHA.

The RSDO_S_CHA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Characteristic: Internal Structure data available in SAP. These include CHANM (Characteristic), OBJVERS (Object version), CHABASNM (Reference characteristic), BCHREFFL (Characteristic references another basic characteristic(flag)).. 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 RSDO_S_CHA 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
CHANMCharacteristic RSCHANMCHAR30RSDIOBJRSIOBJNMRSC
OBJVERSObject version RSOBJVERSCHAR1RSOBJVERS
CHABASNMReference characteristic RSCHABASNMCHAR30RSDCHABASRSCHABASNM
BCHREFFLCharacteristic references another basic characteristic(flag) RSBCHREFFLCHAR1XFELD
CMPSTACompound status RSCMPSTACHAR1RSCMPSTA
CHACONSTCharacteristic Constant RSCHACONSTSSTR1333RSCHAVL
AUTHRELFLCharacteristic is relevant for authorization check RSDAUTHRELFLCHAR1XFELD
AUTHFIELDAuthorization Field for Reporting Authorizations RSDAUTHFIELDCHAR10RSFIELD
MASTAUTHFLMaintenance of master data is relevant for authorization RSDMASTAUTHFLCHAR1XFELD
ODSFLInfoObject is an ODS InfoObject (Flag) RSDODSFLCHAR1XFELD
DEFMEMBERDefault Characteristic Value RSDDEFMEMBERCHAR60RSCHAVL60
CHAPRSNTDisplay for Characteristics and Units RSCHAPRSNTCHAR1RSCHAPRSNT
CHANAVNavigation Indicator for Characteristics and Units RSCHANAVCHAR1RSCHANAV
CHASELSelection restriction for characteristics RSCHASELCHAR1RSCHASEL
TXTDEFBusiness Explorer Description RSTXTDEFCHAR1RSTXTDEF
BWSTATISTICSBoolean RS_BOOLCHAR1RS_BOOL
BWSTATWHMBoolean RS_BOOLCHAR1RS_BOOL
READMODERead Mode RSRREADMODECHAR1RSRREADMODE
CACHEMODECache Mode RSRCACHEMODECHAR1RSRCACHEMODE
CACHEDELAYCache Validity Period in Seconds RSRCACHEDELAYINT410
F4PRSNTRepresentation of Filter Values During Query Execution RSF4PRSNTCHAR1RSF4PRSNT
DATATPData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
INTLENInternal Length of InfoObjects in BW - see Docu RSDINTLENNUMC6DDLENG
OUTPUTLENOutput Length OUTPUTLENNUMC6DDLENG
CONVEXITConversion Routine CONVEXITCHAR5CONVEXIT
FVALEXDomain fixed values exist (flag) RSFVALEXCHAR1XFELD
LOWERCASELowercase letters allowed/not allowed LOWERCASECHAR1AS4FLAG
GISTPGeographical type for a characteristic RSGISTPNUMC1RSGISTP
GISATTRINMGeographical attribute RSGISATTRINMCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
INFOAREAInfoArea RSINFOAREACHAR30Assigned to domainRSINFOAREARSAREA
APPLNMApplication Component RSAPPLNMCHAR30RSAPPLNM
BOR_OBJTYPObject Type SWO_OBJTYPCHAR10Assigned to domainOJ_NAMEOBJ
CHATPCharacteristc Type Based on Master Data Access RSCHATPCHAR3RSCHATP
MDRCLNMName of Master Data Read Class RSMDCLNMCHAR30SEOCLSNAME
MDRCLPAParameters for Master Data Read Class RSMDRCLPACHAR100CHAR100
NOVALFLCharacteristic does not have a check table RSNOVALFLCHAR1X
HIGH_CARDINALITYCharacteristic with high cardinality (more than 2 mio recs.) RSDHIGH_CARD_CHANUMC1RSDHIGH_CARD_CHA
RDAFLPermitted for RDA Process RSDRDAFLCHAR1XFELD
F4DEFAULTSelection of Filter Values for Query Definition RSF4DEFAULTCHAR1RSF4DEFAULT
F4QUERYEXECSelection of Filter Values for Query Execution RSF4QUERYEXECCHAR1RSF4QUERYEXEC
ATTRIBFLAttributes (flag) exist for the characteristic RSATTRIBFLCHAR1XFELD
TIMDEPFLFlag: Master data is time-dependent RSTIMDEPFLCHAR1XFELD
KEYSORTEXTThe key is sorted according to the external format (flag) RSDKEYSOREXTCHAR1XFELD
EXPDSOURCEFLThe characteristic is used as export data source RSEXPDSOURCEFLCHAR1XFELD
CHECKODSDataStore Object for Checking Characteristic Values RSDCHECKODSCHAR30RSDODSOBJECT
TXTTABFLText Table Exists RSDTXTTABFLCHAR1RSDCNVFL
TXTTIMFLTexts are time-dep. RSDTXTTIMFLCHAR1RSDCNVFL
NOLANGUMaster data texts are language independent (flag) RSNOLANGUCHAR1XFELD
TXTSHFLShort text exists (flag) RSTXTSHFLCHAR1XFELD
TXTMDFLMedium length text exists (flag) RSTXTMDFLCHAR1XFELD
TXTLGFLLong text exists (flag) RSTXTLGFLCHAR1XFELD
TXTXLFLThe long text is extra long (String) RSTXTXLFLCHAR1XFELD
UOMCONVBase Unit of Measure RSUOMCONVCHAR30RSIOBJNM
UOMCONVODSQuantity ODS: Units of Measure for InfoObject RSUOMCONVODSCHAR30RSDODSOBJECT
UNINMCurrency attribute RSCUKYDEFCHAR30RSDUNIRSIOBJNM
IOBJROUTGlobal transfer routine for InfoObjects RSIOBJROUTCHAR25RSUNIIDX
HIETABFLCharacteristic with hierarchies RSHIETABFLCHAR1XFELD
HIEVERFLHierarchies can have several versions RSHIEVERFLCHAR1XFELD
HIENMTFLEntire hierarchy is time-dependent RSDHIENMTFLCHAR1XFELD
HIENDTFLHierarchy structure is time-dependent RSHIENDTFLCHAR1XFELD
HIEINTFLIntervals permitted in hierarchy RSHIEINTFLCHAR1XFELD
HIESIGNCHReverse Sign for Hierarchy Nodes RSSHSIGNCHCHAR1RSSHSIGNCH
HIETJOINFLUse Temporal Hierarchy Join RSHIETJOINFLCHAR1XFELD
HIETPType of Characteristic Related to Hierarchy RSHIETPCHAR3RSHIETP
HIECLNMName of Remote Hierarchy RSHIECLNMCHAR30SEOCLSNAME
HIECLPAParameters for Remote Hierarchy Class RSHIECLPACHAR100CHAR100
IOBJSIZCATBW: Size category for InfoObject tables (master data/hier.) RSIOBJSIZCATCHAR2TABKATRSF4SIZCAT
IOBJDATCLSBW: Data class for InfoObject tables(master data/ hierarch.) RSIOBJDATCLSCHAR5Assigned to domainTABARTRSF4DATCLS
OBN_SYS_ALIASSystem Alias for OBN RSDSYSALIASCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHALOGSYS
DBROUTIDID for database routines for basic char. RSDBROUTIDCHAR25RSUNIIDC25
NUMBRANRNumber of the number range object of a characteristic RSNUMBRANRCHAR7CHAR7
CNVSTATESee docu for conversion status RSDCNVSTATECHAR2CHAR002
TREXFLCharacteristic Uses TREX Search RSTREXFLCHAR1XFELD
T_NAIP 0
T_HIECHA 0

Key field Non-key field



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

As RSDO_S_CHA 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 RSDO_S_CHA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RSDO_S_CHA

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