SHM_INST_INFO SAP (Structure for Overview of Instances of a Shared Memory Area) Structure details
Description: Structure for Overview of Instances of a Shared Memory Area
Related tables to SHM_INST_INFO
Access table SHM_INST_INFO
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SHM_INST_INFO 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 Overview of Instances of a Shared Memory Area" 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_SHM_INST_INFO TYPE SHM_INST_INFO.
The SHM_INST_INFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Overview of Instances of a Shared Memory Area data available in SAP. These include NAME (Name of a Shared Object Instance of an Area), VERSIONS_IN_BUILD (Number of Instance Versions), VERSIONS_ACTIVE (Number of Instance Versions), VERSIONS_OBSOLETE (Number of Instance Versions).. 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 SHM_INST_INFO 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 |
| CLIENT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | Assigned to domain | MANDT | |||
| NAME | Name of a Shared Object Instance of an Area | SHM_INST_NAME | CHAR | 80 | |||||
| VERSIONS_IN_BUILD | Number of Instance Versions | SHM_VERS_CNT | DEC | 20 | SHM_LONG_CNT_P | ||||
| VERSIONS_ACTIVE | Number of Instance Versions | SHM_VERS_CNT | DEC | 20 | SHM_LONG_CNT_P | ||||
| VERSIONS_OBSOLETE | Number of Instance Versions | SHM_VERS_CNT | DEC | 20 | SHM_LONG_CNT_P | ||||
| FLAGS | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SHM_INST_INFO using ABAP code?
As SHM_INST_INFO 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 SHM_INST_INFO as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SHM_INST_INFO
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SHM_INST_INFO 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