TPAMA SAP (Search Strings for Pattern Matching) Table details

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

TPAMA is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Search Strings for Pattern Matching data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

The TPAMA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Search Strings for Pattern Matching data available in SAP. These include APPLI (Application to which the string is assigned), PANAM (Search string name), REGEX (Regular printout), MAPEX (Mapped string).. 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: C - Customising table, maintenance only by cust
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified

Text table = TPAMAT

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

Key field

Non-key field

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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM TPAMA
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_TPAMA
WHERE...

How to access SAP table TPAMA

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

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

Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects