SAP SCECHARAC Characteristics Table data and field list

SCECHARAC is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Characteristics data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The SCECHARAC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Characteristics data available in SAP. These include KBID (Internal Number of SCE Knowledge Base), CHARID (Internal counter for objects in an SCE knowledge base), CHARNAME (Name of object in knowledge base (task, event, and so on)), DATATYPE (Data type of characteristic)... 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. .

SCECHARAC table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP SCECHARAC table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the SCECHARAC table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
KBIDInternal Number of SCE Knowledge Base KBIDNUMC6SCEKBNUMC6
CHARIDInternal counter for objects in an SCE knowledge base SCEIDNUMC6NUMC6
CHARNAMEName of object in knowledge base (task, event, and so on) KBNAMECHAR30KBNAME
DATATYPEData type of characteristic SCEDATATYPINT410INT4
CHARKINDType of characteristic CHARKINDNUMC1NUMC1
ADDITVALUEBoolean (T = true, F = false, blank = unknown) SCEBOOLEANCHAR1CHAR1
DISPMODEDisplay Allowed Values Defined in Characteristic SCEDISPMODCHAR1CHAR1

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table SCECHARAC using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on SCECHARAC to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_SCECHARAC TYPE SCECHARAC.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM SCECHARAC
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_SCECHARAC
WHERE...

How to access SAP table SCECHARAC

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SCECHARAC and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).