SAUS_TABNM SAP (List of Table Names) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: List of Table Names




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SAUS_TABNM
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Access table SAUS_TABNM




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

SAUS_TABNM 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 "List of Table Names" 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_SAUS_TABNM TYPE SAUS_TABNM.

The SAUS_TABNM table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about List of Table Names data available in SAP. These include TABTYP (Type of the Dictionary object).. 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 SAUS_TABNM 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
TABNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
TABTYPType of the Dictionary object TABTYPECHAR1TABTYPE

Key field Non-key field



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

As SAUS_TABNM 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 SAUS_TABNM as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SAUS_TABNM

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