VANZ SAP (Transfer structure for variant display) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transfer structure for variant display




ABAP Code to SELECT data from VANZ
Related tables to VANZ
Access table VANZ




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

VANZ 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 "Transfer structure for variant display" 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_VANZ TYPE VANZ.

The VANZ table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer structure for variant display data available in SAP. These include KIND (ABAP: Type of selection), OLEN (ABAP: Output length of selection condition), FROM (Row Index of Internal Tables), TO (Row Index of Internal Tables).. 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 VANZ 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
NAMEABAP/4: Name of SELECT-OPTION / PARAMETER RSSCR_NAMECHAR8SELCNAME
KINDABAP: Type of selection RSSCR_KINDCHAR1SYCHAR01
OLENABAP: Output length of selection condition RSSCR_OLENINT410SYBIN4
FROMRow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
TORow Index of Internal Tables SYTABIXINT410SYST_LONG
PROTECTEDABAP: Flag: Selection protected RVARI_PROTCHAR1SYCHAR01
APPENDAGEABAP/4: Flag for various purposes (selections) RSSCR_APPECHAR1SYCHAR01
VNAMEABAP: Name of Variant Variable RVARI_VNAMCHAR30SYCHAR30
VTYPEABAP: Type of variant variable RVARI_VTYPCHAR1SYCHAR01
TEXTCHAR30 for SYST SYCHAR30CHAR30SYCHAR30
INVISIBLECHAR01 data element for SYST SYCHAR01CHAR1SYCHAR01
SCREENNRDynpro Number SYDYNNRCHAR4SYCHAR04
NO_IMPORTCHAR01 data element for SYST SYCHAR01CHAR1SYCHAR01
SPAGPACHAR01 data element for SYST SYCHAR01CHAR1SYCHAR01
OBLIRequired Field RSVAR_OBLICHAR1SYCHAR01
NOINTNo intervals RSVAR_NOICHAR1SYCHAR01

Key field Non-key field



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

As VANZ 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 VANZ as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VANZ

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