SYB_SYSCOLUMNS SAP (SYB: Column definition of a table / index) Structure details
Description: SYB: Column definition of a table / index
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Access table SYB_SYSCOLUMNS
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SYB_SYSCOLUMNS 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 "SYB: Column definition of a table / index" 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_SYB_SYSCOLUMNS TYPE SYB_SYSCOLUMNS.
The SYB_SYSCOLUMNS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SYB: Column definition of a table / index data available in SAP. These include POSITION (), DATA_TYPE (SYB: Object Name (Index, Table, Partition, ...)), DATA_LENGTH (), DATA_PRECISION ().. 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 SYB_SYSCOLUMNS 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 |
| COLUMN_NAME | SYB: Object Name (Index, Table, Partition, ...) | SYBOBJNAME | CHAR | 128 | SYBOBJNAME | ||||
| POSITION | 0 | ||||||||
| DATA_TYPE | SYB: Object Name (Index, Table, Partition, ...) | SYBOBJNAME | CHAR | 128 | SYBOBJNAME | ||||
| DATA_LENGTH | 0 | ||||||||
| DATA_PRECISION | 0 | ||||||||
| DATA_SCALE | 0 | ||||||||
| NULLABLE | 0 | ||||||||
| DDIC_TYPE | Data Type in ABAP Dictionary | DATATYPE_D | CHAR | 4 | DTYPE | DATATYPE | |||
| DDIC_LENGTH | 0 | ||||||||
| DDIC_DECIMALS | 0 | ||||||||
| LOB_INLINE_LEN | 0 | ||||||||
| COMPRESSION | 0 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SYB_SYSCOLUMNS using ABAP code?
As SYB_SYSCOLUMNS 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 SYB_SYSCOLUMNS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SYB_SYSCOLUMNS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SYB_SYSCOLUMNS 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