RVARI SAP (ABAP/4: Variant description) Structure details
Description: ABAP/4: Variant description
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
RVARI 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: Variant description" 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_RVARI TYPE RVARI.
The RVARI table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ABAP/4: Variant description data available in SAP. These include NUMB (ABAP: Sequential selection number), KIND (ABAP: Type of selection), OLEN (ABAP: Output length of selection condition), TYPE (ABAP/4: Selection field type).. 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 RVARI 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 |
| NAME | ABAP/4: Name of SELECT-OPTION / PARAMETER | RSSCR_NAME | CHAR | 8 | SELCNAME | ||||
| NUMB | ABAP: Sequential selection number | RSSCR_NUMB | INT4 | 10 | SYBIN4 | ||||
| KIND | ABAP: Type of selection | RSSCR_KIND | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| OLEN | ABAP: Output length of selection condition | RSSCR_OLEN | INT4 | 10 | SYBIN4 | ||||
| TYPE | ABAP/4: Selection field type | RSSCR_TYPE | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| DBFIELD | ABAP: Reference field for selection | RSSCR_DBFI | CHAR | 132 | RSSCR_DBFI | ||||
| PROTECTED | ABAP: Flag: Selection protected | RVARI_PROT | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| DB | ABAP/4: Flag: Selection of log. database? | RSSCR_DB | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| LENGTH | ABAP/4: Length of selection field | RSSCR_LENG | INT4 | 10 | SYBIN4 | ||||
| VTYPE | ABAP: Type of variant variable | RVARI_VTYP | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| VNAME | ABAP: Name of Variant Variable | RVARI_VNAM | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
| APPENDAGE | ABAP/4: Flag for various purposes (selections) | RSSCR_APPE | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| INVISIBLE | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| XFLAG1 | Flag for variant catalog | VARID_XFLG | RAW | 1 | RSSCR_FLAG | ||||
| XFLAG2 | Flag for variant catalog | VARID_XFLG | RAW | 1 | RSSCR_FLAG |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure RVARI using ABAP code?
As RVARI 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 RVARI as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table RVARI
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about RVARI 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