SAP RUSER Field String for Maintenance of User Data Table data and field list

RUSER 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 "Field String for Maintenance of User Data" 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_RUSER TYPE RUSER.

The RUSER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Field String for Maintenance of User Data data available in SAP. These include DERF (First Entered on), TERF (Time of Initial Entry), REHER (Source of initial entry), RBEAR (Employee ID)... 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. .

RUSER structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP RUSER structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the RUSER table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
RERFEntered by RERFCHAR12SYCHAR12
DERFFirst Entered on DERFDATS8DATUM
TERFTime of Initial Entry TERFTIMS6TIMES
REHERSource of initial entry REHERCHAR10CHAR10
RBEAREmployee ID RBEARCHAR12SYCHAR12
DBEARLast Edited on DBEARDATS8DATUM
TBEARLast Edited at TBEARTIMS6TIMES
RBHEREditing Source RBHERCHAR10CHAR10

Key field Non-key field



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

As RUSER 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 RUSER as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table RUSER

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about RUSER and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).