STR_INSTANCE SAP (Oracle monitoring: structure for V$INSTANCE.) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Oracle monitoring: structure for V$INSTANCE.




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

STR_INSTANCE 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 "Oracle monitoring: structure for V$INSTANCE." 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_STR_INSTANCE TYPE STR_INSTANCE.

The STR_INSTANCE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Oracle monitoring: structure for V$INSTANCE. data available in SAP. These include INSTANCE_NAME (Oracle monitoring: instance_name), HOST_NAME (Oracle monitoring: host_name), VERSION (Oracle monitoring: version), STARTUP_DATE (Oracle monitoring: instance startup time (date value)).. 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 STR_INSTANCE 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
INSTANCE_NUMBEROracle monitoring: instance number ORA_INSTANCE_NUMBERDEC22ORA_NUMBER
INSTANCE_NAMEOracle monitoring: instance_name ORA_INSTANCE_NAMECHAR48ORA_LK_INSTNAME
HOST_NAMEOracle monitoring: host_name ORA_HOST_NAMECHAR64ORA_CHAR_64
VERSIONOracle monitoring: version ORA_VERSIONCHAR17ORA_CHAR_17
STARTUP_DATEOracle monitoring: instance startup time (date value) ORA_STARTUP_DATEDATS8ORA_DATE
STARTUP_TIMEOracle monitoring: instance startup time ORA_STARTUP_TIMETIMS6ORA_TIME
STATUSOracle monitoring: instance status ORA_STATUS_INSTCHAR12ORA_CHAR_12
PARALLELOracle monitoring: parallel ORA_PARALLELCHAR3ORA_CHAR_3
THREADOracle monitoring: thread_inst ORA_THREAD_INSTDEC22ORA_NUMBER
ARCHIVEROracle monitoring: archiver ORA_ARCHIVERCHAR7ORA_CHAR_7
LOG_SWITCH_WAITOracle monitoring: instance log switch wait ORA_LOG_SWITCH_WAITCHAR11ORA_CHAR_11
LOGINSOracle monitoring: instance logins ORA_LOGINSCHAR10ORA_CHAR_10
SHUTDOWN_PENDINGOracle monitoring: shutdown_pending ORA_SHUTDOWN_PENDINGCHAR3ORA_CHAR_3
DATABASE_STATUSOracle monitoring: database status ORA_DATABASE_STATUSCHAR17ORA_CHAR_17
INSTANCE_ROLEOracle monitoring: instance role ORA_INSTANCE_ROLECHAR18ORA_CHAR_18
ACTIVE_STATEOracle monitoring: active state ORA_ACTIVE_STATECHAR9ORA_CHAR_9

Key field Non-key field



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

As STR_INSTANCE 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 STR_INSTANCE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table STR_INSTANCE

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