SEKKEY SAP (Key structure for secondary index) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Key structure for secondary index




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

SEKKEY 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 "Key structure for secondary index" 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_SEKKEY TYPE SEKKEY.

The SEKKEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key structure for secondary index data available in SAP. These include RANL (Security ID Number), VVRANLWI (No. of the secondary index description for class data).. 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 SEKKEY 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 MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
RANLSecurity ID Number VVRANLWCHAR13Assigned to domainALPHAWP_RANLRANSECURITY_F4
VVRANLWINo. of the secondary index description for class data VVRANLWINUMC2Assigned to domainVVRANLWI

Key field Non-key field



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

As SEKKEY 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 SEKKEY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table SEKKEY

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