TEMP_KEY SAP (Key for CATS_TEMP) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Key for CATS_TEMP




ABAP Code to SELECT data from TEMP_KEY
Related tables to TEMP_KEY
Access table TEMP_KEY




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

TEMP_KEY 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 "Key for CATS_TEMP" 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_TEMP_KEY TYPE TEMP_KEY.

The TEMP_KEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Key for CATS_TEMP data available in SAP. These include ANWENDER (User Name), VARIANTE (Data Entry Profile), TEMPLATE (Data Entry Profile), ZEILE (Line Position in CATS Template).. 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 TEMP_KEY 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
ANWENDERUser Name UNAMECHAR12UNAME
VARIANTEData Entry Profile CATSVARIANCHAR8Assigned to domainCATSVARIANCVR
TEMPLATEData Entry Profile CATSVARIANCHAR8Assigned to domainCATSVARIANCVR
ZEILELine Position in CATS Template TEMPLATE_ZEILENUMC3NUMC3

Key field Non-key field



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

As TEMP_KEY 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 TEMP_KEY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table TEMP_KEY

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