SAM_DERIVATION SAP (SAM Derivation Name) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: SAM Derivation Name




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SAM_DERIVATION
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SAM_DERIVATION 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 "SAM Derivation Name" 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_SAM_DERIVATION TYPE SAM_DERIVATION.

The SAM_DERIVATION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAM Derivation Name data available in SAP. These include TYPE (Status Model Element Type), ESR_NAME (SAM ESR name), ESR_NAMESPACE (SAM ESR namespace), IS_USED (SAM is used).. 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 SAM_DERIVATION 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
NAMEDerivation Name SAM_DERIVATION_NAMECHAR30SAM_DERIVATION_NAME
TYPEStatus Model Element Type SAM_ELEMENT_TYPECHAR2SAM_ELEMENT_TYPE
ESR_NAMESAM ESR name SAM_ESR_NAMECHAR120SAM_ESR_NAME
ESR_NAMESPACESAM ESR namespace SAM_ESR_NAMESPACECHAR255SAM_ESR_NAMESPACE
IS_USEDSAM is used SAM_IS_USEDCHAR2SAM_IS_USED

Key field Non-key field



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

As SAM_DERIVATION 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 SAM_DERIVATION as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SAM_DERIVATION

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