VAKEY_RAN SAP (Range Table for the Variable Key) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Range Table for the Variable Key




ABAP Code to SELECT data from VAKEY_RAN
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

VAKEY_RAN 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 "Range Table for the Variable Key" 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_VAKEY_RAN TYPE VAKEY_RAN.

The VAKEY_RAN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Range Table for the Variable Key data available in SAP. These include OPTION (OPTION field in structure of SELECT-OPTIONS tables), LOW (Variable key 100 bytes), HIGH (Variable key 100 bytes).. 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 VAKEY_RAN 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
SIGNSIGN field in creation of SELECT-OPTIONS tables RALDB_SIGNCHAR1RALDB_SIGN
OPTIONOPTION field in structure of SELECT-OPTIONS tables RALDB_OPTICHAR2RALDB_OPTI
LOWVariable key 100 bytes VAKEYCHAR100VAKEY
HIGHVariable key 100 bytes VAKEYCHAR100VAKEY

Key field Non-key field



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

As VAKEY_RAN 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 VAKEY_RAN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VAKEY_RAN

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