SHMA_ATTRIBUTES SAP (Area Attributes (ABAP Shared Objects)) Table details

Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Area Attributes (ABAP Shared Objects)




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SHMA_ATTRIBUTES is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Area Attributes (ABAP Shared Objects) data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

The SHMA_ATTRIBUTES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Area Attributes (ABAP Shared Objects) data available in SAP. These include DESCRIPT (Short Description), ROOT (Name of Root Data Class), AUTO_BUILD (Flag for Automatic Area Creation), HAS_VERSIONS (Flag for Version Creation).. 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: S - System table, maint. only by SAP, change = modification
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP SHMA_ATTRIBUTES table 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
AREA_NAMEName of an Area Class SHM_AREA_NAMECHAR30SEOCLSNAMESHM_AREA_NAME
DESCRIPTShort Description SEODESCRCHAR60AS4TEXT
ROOTName of Root Data Class SHM_ROOT_CLASS_NAMECHAR30SEOCLSNAME
AUTO_BUILDFlag for Automatic Area Creation SHM_AUTO_BUILDCHAR1SHM_BOOL
HAS_VERSIONSFlag for Version Creation SHM_HAS_VERSIONSCHAR1SHM_BOOL
TRANSACTIONALID for Transactional Area SHM_TRANSACTIONALCHAR1SHM_BOOL
CLIENT_DEPENDENTFlag for Client-Specific Area SHM_CLIENT_SPECIFIEDCHAR1SHM_BOOL
AUTO_BUILD_CLASSName of Area Constructor Class SHM_AUTO_BUILD_CLASS_NAMECHAR30SEOCLSNAME
LIFE_CONTEXTLifetime of an Area (Constants in CL_SHM_AREA) SHM_LIFE_CONTEXTINT410SHM_LIFE_CONTEXT
PROPAGATION_KINDType of Synchronization (Constants in Class CL_SHM_AREA) SHM_PROPAGATION_KINDINT410SHM_PROPAGATION_KIND
DISPLACE_KINDFlag for Displacement Type (Constants in CL_SHM_AREA) SHM_DISPLACE_KINDINT410SHM_DISPLACE_KIND
MAX_VERSIONSNumber of Permitted Versions SHM_MAX_VERSIONSDEC20SHM_LONG_CNT_P
MAX_AREA_SIZEMaximum Size (KB) of an Area SHM_MAX_AREA_SIZEDEC20SHM_AREA_SIZE
MAX_VERSION_SIZEMaximum Size (KB) of an Area Version for Shared Objects SHM_MAX_VERSION_SIZEDEC20SHM_AREA_SIZE
REFRESH_TIMERefresh Time for Data of an Area for Shared Objects SHM_REFRESH_TIMEINT410
INVALIDATE_TIMEExpiry Time of an Area for Shared Objects SHM_INVALIDATION_TIMEINT410
IDLE_TIMEMaximum Unused Time of an Area - Shared Objects SHM_IDLE_TIMEINT410
BUILD_KINDFlag for Auto Start (Constants in CL_SHM_AREA) SHM_BUILD_KINDINT410SHM_BUILD_KIND
CHG_USER Last changed by0
CHG_DATE Changed On0
CHG_TIME Time of the last change0
CLS_GEN_USER Name of Last Generator of Area Class0
CLS_GEN_DATE Generation Date0
CLS_GEN_TIME Generation Time0

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table SHMA_ATTRIBUTES using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on SHMA_ATTRIBUTES to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_SHMA_ATTRIBUTES TYPE SHMA_ATTRIBUTES.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM SHMA_ATTRIBUTES
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_SHMA_ATTRIBUTES
WHERE...

How to access SAP table SHMA_ATTRIBUTES

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