SCEDESCR_API SAP (Descriptions of Knowledge-Base Object/Task/Event in APIs) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Descriptions of Knowledge-Base Object/Task/Event in APIs




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




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

SCEDESCR_API 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 "Descriptions of Knowledge-Base Object/Task/Event in APIs" 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_SCEDESCR_API TYPE SCEDESCR_API.

The SCEDESCR_API table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Descriptions of Knowledge-Base Object/Task/Event in APIs data available in SAP. These include MANDT (Client), KBOBJNAME (Knowledge-Base Object), CUCOUNT (Internal counter for archiving objects via engin. chg. mgmt), KNTAB (Table ID for 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 SCEDESCR_API 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
KBOBJNAMEKnowledge-Base Object KBOBJNAMECHAR30SCEKBOBJKBOBJNAMEKBO
CUCOUNTInternal counter for archiving objects via engin. chg. mgmt ADZHLNUMC4NUMC4
KNTABTable ID for object KNTABCHAR10KNTAB
OBJNAMEName of object in knowledge base (task, event, and so on) KBNAMECHAR30KBNAME
LANGUAGEIDLanguage Key SPRASLANG1T002ISOLASPRASSPRH_T002
DESCRIPTLanguage-dependent description of knowledge base object KBDESCRIPTCHAR30TEXT30
DB_INDICATORUpdate indicator VBKZCHAR1VERBUCHER
LAISO2-Character SAP Language Code LAISOCHAR2LAISO

Key field Non-key field



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

As SCEDESCR_API 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 SCEDESCR_API as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SCEDESCR_API

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