SAM_VARIABLE_INFO SAP (Status Variable Information) Structure details
Description: Status Variable Information
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Access table SAM_VARIABLE_INFO
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SAM_VARIABLE_INFO 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 "Status Variable Information" 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_VARIABLE_INFO TYPE SAM_VARIABLE_INFO.
The SAM_VARIABLE_INFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Status Variable Information data available in SAP. These include ESR_NAME (SAM ESR name), ESR_NAMESPACE (SAM ESR namespace), ATTRIBUTE_PATH (Attribute path of field), ONLY_PROCESS_AGENT (SAM Process agent or not).. 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_VARIABLE_INFO 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 | SAM Status Variable | STATUS_VARIABLE | CHAR | 30 | STATUS_VARIABLE | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ATTRIBUTE_PATH | Attribute path of field | 0 | |||||||
| ONLY_PROCESS_AGENT | SAM Process agent or not | SAM_PROC_AGNT | CHAR | 2 | |||||
| IS_USED | SAM is used | SAM_IS_USED | CHAR | 2 | SAM_IS_USED | ||||
| VALUES | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SAM_VARIABLE_INFO using ABAP code?
As SAM_VARIABLE_INFO 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_VARIABLE_INFO as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SAM_VARIABLE_INFO
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SAM_VARIABLE_INFO 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