SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES SAP (Description of Columns) Structure details
Description: Description of Columns
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Access table SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES 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 "Description of Columns" 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_SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES TYPE SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES.
The SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of Columns data available in SAP. These include DATATYPE (Data Type of DB Procedure Parameter: SAP DB/liveCache), CODE_TYPE (Character field, length 32), LEN (Natural Number), COL_DEC (Natural Number).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES 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 |
| COLUMN_NAME | SAP DB: Column name | SADACOL | CHAR | 32 | CHAR32 | ||||
| DATATYPE | Data Type of DB Procedure Parameter: SAP DB/liveCache | SDBDATATYP | CHAR | 10 | CHAR10 | ||||
| CODE_TYPE | Character field, length 32 | CHAR32 | CHAR | 32 | CHAR32 | ||||
| LEN | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| COL_DEC | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
| TABLE_NAME | SAP DB: Table name | SADATAB | CHAR | 32 | CHAR32 | ||||
| USER_NAME | User Name | SYUNAME | CHAR | 12 | SYCHAR12 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES using ABAP code?
As SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES 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 SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SDB_COLUMN_ATTRIBUTES and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects