SAM_HEADER SAP (S&AM Header table) Table details
Dictionary Type: Table
Description: S&AM Header table
Description: S&AM Header table
Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SAM_HEADER is a standard SAP Table which is used to store S&AM Header table data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
The SAM_HEADER table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about S&AM Header table data available in SAP. These include NODE_NAME (S&AM Business Object Node), SCHEMA_NAME (Data element to be used for schemas in the database), SCHEMA_ID (SAM Schema id), ESR_NAME (SAM ESR name).. 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: S - System table, maint. only by SAP, change = modificationDisplay/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP SAM_HEADER table 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 |
| BO_NAME | S&AM Business objects | SAM_BUSINESS_OBJECTS | CHAR | 30 | |||||
| NODE_NAME | S&AM Business Object Node | SAM_BUSINESS_OBJECT_NODE | CHAR | 30 | |||||
| SCHEMA_NAME | Data element to be used for schemas in the database | SAM_DB_SCHEMA_NAME | CHAR | 30 | |||||
| SCHEMA_ID | SAM Schema id | SAM_SCHEMA_ID | CHAR | 32 | SAM_SCHEMA_ID | ||||
| ESR_NAME | SAM ESR name | SAM_ESR_NAME | CHAR | 120 | SAM_ESR_NAME | ||||
| ESR_NAMESPACE | SAM ESR namespace | SAM_ESR_NAMESPACE | CHAR | 255 | SAM_ESR_NAMESPACE | ||||
| CREATED_BY | User Name | SYUNAME | CHAR | 12 | SYCHAR12 | ||||
| CREATED_AT | UTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) | TIMESTAMP | DEC | 15 | TZNTSTMPS | ||||
| CHANGED_BY | User Name | SYUNAME | CHAR | 12 | SYCHAR12 | ||||
| CHANGED_AT | UTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) | TIMESTAMP | DEC | 15 | TZNTSTMPS | ||||
| OWNER_ID | Owner Id: Segment Name/ Extension Name | SAM_OWNERID | CHAR | 30 | SAM_OWNER_ID | ||||
| IS_USED | SAM is used | SAM_IS_USED | CHAR | 2 | SAM_IS_USED |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP table SAM_HEADER using ABAP code
The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on SAM_HEADER to SELECT all data from the tableDATA: WA_SAM_HEADER TYPE SAM_HEADER.
SELECT SINGLE *
FROM SAM_HEADER
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_SAM_HEADER
WHERE...
How to access SAP table SAM_HEADER
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SAM_HEADER and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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