SDBAIA SAP (Internal table structure for DB alerts) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Internal table structure for DB alerts




ABAP Code to SELECT data from SDBAIA
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

SDBAIA 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 "Internal table structure for DB alerts" 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_SDBAIA TYPE SDBAIA.

The SDBAIA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Internal table structure for DB alerts data available in SAP. These include TIME (Time when alert occurred, UTC format (seconds)), TYP (Alert type), SUBTYP (Alert sub-type), VALUE (Alert value: 0=Green, 1=Yellow, 2=Red).. 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 SDBAIA 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
TIMETime when alert occurred, UTC format (seconds) ALETIMEINT410
TYPAlert type ALETYPEINT13INT1
SUBTYPAlert sub-type ALESUBTYPEINT13INT1
VALUEAlert value: 0=Green, 1=Yellow, 2=Red ALEVALUEINT13INT1
DISABLEDDisabled flag for alert ALEDISABLINT13INT1
TEXTSQL DB utility text line SDBATEXTCHAR200CHAR200

Key field Non-key field



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

As SDBAIA 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 SDBAIA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SDBAIA

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