SAP TECT Description of Effectivity Object Table data and field list

TECT is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Description of Effectivity Object data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The TECT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of Effectivity Object data available in SAP. These include TECHS (Parameter Variant/Standard Variant), SPRAS (Language Key), OTEXT (Description of standard variant), UTEXT (Description of standard variant)... 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. .

TECT table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified

Text table for: TECS

SAP TECT table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the TECT table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Key field

Non-key field

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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM TECT
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_TECT
WHERE...

How to access SAP table TECT

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about TECT and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).