SAP V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS ALE Change Pointer - Change Items for Object Type Table data and field list

V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS 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 "ALE Change Pointer - Change Items for Object Type" 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_V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS TYPE V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS.

The V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ALE Change Pointer - Change Items for Object Type data available in SAP. These include CDCHGID (Change Type (U, I, S, D)), TABNAME (Table Name), FLDNAME (Field Name), TABKEY (Changed table record key)... 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. .

V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified

SAP V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS 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 V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS 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
CRETIME	Creation time of a change pointer	CPCRETIME	CHAR	14			CPCRETIME
CDCHGID	Change Type (U, I, S, D)	CDCHNGIND	CHAR	1			CDCHNGIND
TABNAME	Table Name	TABNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		AS4TAB	DTB
FLDNAME	Field Name	FIELDNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		FDNAME	DFD
TABKEY	Changed table record key	CDTABKEY	CHAR	70			CHAR70
CDOBJCL	Object class	CDOBJECTCL	CHAR	15		ALPHA	OBJECTCL
CDCHGNO	Document change number	CDCHANGENR	CHAR	10		ALPHA	CDCHANGENR
CPIDENT	Change pointer ID	CPIDENT	NUMC	10	Assigned to domain		CPIDENT
VALUE_OLD	Field contents of changed field	CDFIELDVAL	CHAR	254			FIELDVAL
VALUE_NEW	Field contents of changed field	CDFIELDVAL	CHAR	254			FIELDVAL

Key field

Non-key field

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How do I retrieve data from SAP structure V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS using ABAP code?

As V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS 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 V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about V43E_CHANGEPOINTERPOS and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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