TAB_ADA SAP (ADABAS D: Table Information) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: ADABAS D: Table Information




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

TAB_ADA 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 "ADABAS D: Table Information" 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_TAB_ADA TYPE TAB_ADA.

The TAB_ADA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ADABAS D: Table Information data available in SAP. These include TABLE_NAME (Table Name), NUM_ROWS (Number of rows), PAGES (SDB: Pages in 4 KB), USED_LONG (SDB: Pages in 4 KB).. 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: Not classified


SAP TAB_ADA 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
OWNERTable owner TAB_OWNERCHAR30CHAR30
TABLE_NAMETable Name TABLE_NAMECHAR30CHAR30
NUM_ROWSNumber of rows NUMROWSDEC17DEC17
PAGESSDB: Pages in 4 KB PAGEDEC17DEC17
USED_LONGSDB: Pages in 4 KB PAGEDEC17DEC17
AVG_ROW_LNAverage row length AVG_ROW_LNDEC17DEC17
AVG_LONG_LAverage row length AVG_ROW_LNDEC17DEC17
IND_USEDSDB: Pages in 4 KB PAGEDEC17DEC17
STAT_DATADate stamp for start or end of backup SQL-DB SDBADATECHAR10CHAR10
ONLINESDB: Online or Statistical Data of One Table ONLINECHAR1CHAR1

Key field Non-key field



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

As TAB_ADA 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 TAB_ADA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table TAB_ADA

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