SEQAREA SAP (Structure for controlling locks) Structure details
Description: Structure for controlling locks
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SEQAREA 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 "Structure for controlling locks" 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_SEQAREA TYPE SEQAREA.
The SEQAREA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for controlling locks data available in SAP. These include GNAME (Elementary Lock of Lock Entry (Table Name)), GMODE (Lock Mode (Shared/Exclusive) of a Lock Entry), GARG (Argument String (=Key Fields) of Lock Entry), OPCODE (Code whether to lock or unlock).. 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 SEQAREA 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 |
GNAME | Elementary Lock of Lock Entry (Table Name) | EQEGRANAME | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
GMODE | Lock Mode (Shared/Exclusive) of a Lock Entry | EQEGRAMODE | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
GARG | Argument String (=Key Fields) of Lock Entry | EQEGRAARG | CHAR | 150 | EQDARG | ||||
OPCODE | Code whether to lock or unlock | DDENQOPCOD | NUMC | 1 | DDENQOPCOD | ||||
SCOPE | Control lock behavior when calling the update task | DDENQSCOPE | NUMC | 1 | DDENQSCOPE | ||||
WAITFLAG | Flag indicating whether lock attempt is to be repeated | DDENQWAIT | CHAR | 1 | DDFLAG | ||||
SYNCHRON | Flag: synchronous unlocking? | DDENQSYNC | CHAR | 1 | DDFLAG | ||||
ENQOBJ | Name of Lock Object in the Lock Entry | EQEOBJ | CHAR | 16 | CHAR16 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SEQAREA using ABAP code?
As SEQAREA 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 SEQAREA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SEQAREA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SEQAREA 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