ST04N_CHAR SAP (Data to be displayed in new ST04N - characteristics) Structure details
Description: Data to be displayed in new ST04N - characteristics
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ST04N_CHAR 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 "Data to be displayed in new ST04N - characteristics" 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_ST04N_CHAR TYPE ST04N_CHAR.
The ST04N_CHAR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Data to be displayed in new ST04N - characteristics data available in SAP. These include DB_INSTANCE (Name of the current database instance), DB_NODE (Current Database node (host name)), DB_RELEASE (Database release), DB_SYS_TIMESTAMP (Current Day and Time from DB system).. 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 ST04N_CHAR 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 |
| DB_INST_ID | Instance ID | ST04N_DB_INST_ID | DEC | 22 | ORA_INST_ID | ||||
| DB_INSTANCE | Name of the current database instance | ST04N_DB_INSTANCE | CHAR | 16 | CHAR16 | ||||
| DB_NODE | Current Database node (host name) | ST04N_DB_NODE | CHAR | 64 | CHAR64 | ||||
| DB_RELEASE | Database release | ST04N_DB_RELEASE | CHAR | 17 | CHAR17 | ||||
| DB_SYS_TIMESTAMP | Current Day and Time from DB system | ST04N_DB_SYS_TIMESTAMP | CHAR | 20 | CHAR20 | ||||
| DB_SYSDATE | System date of the data base | ST04N_DB_SYSDATE | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
| DB_SYSTIME | Time from the db system time stamp | ST04N_DB_SYSTIME | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
| DB_STARTUP_TIMESTAMP | Startup timestamp | ST04N_DB_STARTUP_TIMESTAMP | CHAR | 20 | CHAR20 | ||||
| DB_STARTDATE | Startup date of the data base | ST04N_DB_STARTDATE | DATS | 8 | SYDATS | ||||
| DB_STARTTIME | Startup time of the DB | ST04N_DB_STARTTIME | TIMS | 6 | SYTIME | ||||
| DB_ELAPSED | Elapsed time since db start in sec. | ST04N_DB_ELAPSED | DEC | 16 | ST04N_NUMBER_16 | ||||
| DB_SNAPDIFF | Seconds between two snapshots | ST04N_DB_SNAPDIFF | DEC | 16 | ST04N_NUMBER_16 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ST04N_CHAR using ABAP code?
As ST04N_CHAR 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 ST04N_CHAR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table ST04N_CHAR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ST04N_CHAR and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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