TEXTBUF SAP (Object Text Buffer) Structure details
Description: Object Text Buffer
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
TEXTBUF 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 "Object Text Buffer" 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_TEXTBUF TYPE TEXTBUF.
The TEXTBUF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Object Text Buffer data available in SAP. These include OTYPE (Object Type), OBJID (Object ID), ISTAT (Planning Status), BEGDA (Start Date).. 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 TEXTBUF 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 |
| PLVAR | Plan Version | PLVAR | CHAR | 2 | T778P | PLVAR | POP | ||
| OTYPE | Object Type | OTYPE | CHAR | 2 | T778O | OTYPE | POT | ||
| OBJID | Object ID | OBJEKTID | NUMC | 8 | NUM08 | PON | |||
| ISTAT | Planning Status | ISTAT_D | CHAR | 1 | T778S | ISTAT | PST | ||
| BEGDA | Start Date | BEGDATUM | DATS | 8 | DATUM | BEG | |||
| ENDDA | End Date | ENDDATUM | DATS | 8 | DATUM | END | |||
| LANGU | Language Key | LANGU | LANG | 1 | T002 | ISOLA | SPRAS | ||
| HISTO | Historical Record Flag | HISTO | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| SHORT | Object Abbreviation | SHORT_D | CHAR | 12 | TEXT12 | ||||
| STEXT | Object Name | STEXT | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure TEXTBUF using ABAP code?
As TEXTBUF 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 TEXTBUF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table TEXTBUF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about TEXTBUF 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