RSTR_CHGPTR SAP (Structure for Change Pointer) Structure details
Description: Structure for Change Pointer
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
RSTR_CHGPTR 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 for Change Pointer" 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_RSTR_CHGPTR TYPE RSTR_CHGPTR.
The RSTR_CHGPTR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Change Pointer data available in SAP. These include EVENT_CAT (Change Category), EVENT_CAT_SUB (Change Sub-Category), EVENT_TSTMP (UTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss)).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)
SAP RSTR_CHGPTR 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 |
| EVENT_ID | Globally Unique Identifier | GUID | RAW | 16 | |||||
| EVENT_CAT | Change Category | TB_CHGCATG | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | T_CHGCATG | |||
| EVENT_CAT_SUB | Change Sub-Category | TB_CHGCATGSUB | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | T_CHGCATGSUB | H_VD_CHGCATGSUB | ||
| EVENT_TSTMP | UTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) | TIMESTAMP | DEC | 15 | TZNTSTMPS |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure RSTR_CHGPTR using ABAP code?
As RSTR_CHGPTR 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 RSTR_CHGPTR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table RSTR_CHGPTR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about RSTR_CHGPTR 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