SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION SAP (Information about a development object) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Information about a development object




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION
Related tables to SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION
Access table SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION 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 "Information about a development object" 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_SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION TYPE SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION.

The SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Information about a development object data available in SAP. These include DESCRIPTION (Short Description of Repository Objects), RESPONSIBLE (Person responsible for a package), SOFTWARE_COMPONENT (Software Component), APPL_COMPONENT (Application Component).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION 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
PACKAGEPackage DEVCLASSCHAR30Assigned to domainDEVCLASSDVCDEVCLASS
DESCRIPTIONShort Description of Repository Objects AS4TEXTCHAR60AS4TEXT
RESPONSIBLEPerson responsible for a package AUTHOR3CHAR12AS4USERUSER_ADDR
SOFTWARE_COMPONENTSoftware Component DLVUNITCHAR30Assigned to domainDLVUNITH_CVERS
APPL_COMPONENTApplication Component UFFCTRCHAR20Assigned to domainUFFCTRBMFR
APPL_COMPONENT_IDApplication component ID UFPS_POSIDCHAR24UFPS_POSID
PARENT_PACKAGESuperpackage PARENTCLCHAR30Assigned to domainDEVCLASS
CHANGED_BYLast changed by UNAMCHAR12SYCHAR12
CHANGED_ONChanged On RDIR_UDATEDATS8SYDATS
PACKAGE_TYPEMain Package Indicator MAINPACKCHAR1MAINPACK
GENERATEDGenerated GENERATED_FLAGCHAR1CHAR1

Key field Non-key field



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

As SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION 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 SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SASTRA_PACKAGE_INFORMATION

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