SAP UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 Variable - Display in Area Application Table data and field list

UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 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 "Variable - Display in Area Application" 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_UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 TYPE UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1.

The UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Variable - Display in Area Application data available in SAP. These include VARIABLET (Description of Variable), VARIABLE (Variable), LINECOLOR (Color)... 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. .

UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 structure 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 UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
VAR_ICON_TYPEType of Variable - Symbol UPC_Y_VAR_TYPE_ICONCHAR20
VARIABLETDescription of Variable UPC_Y_VARIABLETXTCHAR40UPC_VARIABLETXT
VARIABLEVariable UPC_Y_VARIABLECHAR8Assigned to domainUPC_VARIABLE
LINECOLORColor UPC_Y_COLORCHAR4

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 using ABAP code?

As UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 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 UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about UPC_YS_VARIABLE_DESC1 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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