SAP SCECHATX Language-Dependent Description of Characteristic Table data and field list

SCECHATX is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Language-Dependent Description of Characteristic data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The SCECHATX table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Language-Dependent Description of Characteristic data available in SAP. These include KBID (Internal Number of SCE Knowledge Base), CHARID (Internal counter for objects in an SCE knowledge base), LANGUAGEID (Language key), DESCRIPT (Language-dependent description of knowledge base 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. .

SCECHATX 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: Not classified


SAP SCECHATX 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 SCECHATX 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 KBIDNUMC6NUMC6
CHARIDInternal counter for objects in an SCE knowledge base SCEIDNUMC6SCECHARACNUMC6
LANGUAGEIDLanguage key SCELANGULANG1T002ISOLASPRAS
DESCRIPTLanguage-dependent description of knowledge base object KBDESCRIPTCHAR30TEXT30

Key field Non-key field



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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM SCECHATX
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_SCECHATX
WHERE...

How to access SAP table SCECHATX

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

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