VARID SAP (Variant directory) Table details

Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Variant directory




ABAP Code to SELECT data from VARID
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Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

VARID is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Variant directory data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.

The VARID table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Variant directory data available in SAP. These include REPORT (ABAP: Program Name in Variant Key), VARIANT (ABAP: Name of variant (without program name)), FLAG1 (CHAR01 data element for SYST), FLAG2 (CHAR01 data element for SYST).. 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: E - Control table, SAP and customer have separate key areas
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP VARID table 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
REPORTABAP: Program Name in Variant Key VARI_REPRTCHAR40Assigned to domainPROGRAMM
VARIANTABAP: Name of variant (without program name) VARIANTCHAR14VARIANT
FLAG1CHAR01 data element for SYST SYCHAR01CHAR1SYCHAR01
FLAG2CHAR01 data element for SYST SYCHAR01CHAR1SYCHAR01
TRANSPORTSystem variant - transported automatically VARI_TRANSCHAR1VARI_TRANS
ENVIRONMNTEnvironment for variant VARID_ENVCHAR1VARID_ENV
PROTECTEDFlag (character) RSSCR_CFLGCHAR1RSSCR_CFLG
SECUAuthorization Group SECUCHAR8SYCHAR08
VERSIONVersion number of variant VARID_VERSINT410SYBIN4
ENAMEUser Name UNAMECHAR12UNAME
EDAT(8-character) Date for SYST SYDATSDATS8SYDATS
ETIMETIME Data Element for SYST SYTIMETIMS6SYTIME
AENAMEUser Name UNAMECHAR12UNAME
AEDAT(8-character) Date for SYST SYDATSDATS8SYDATS
AETIMETIME Data Element for SYST SYTIMETIMS6SYTIME
MLANGULanguage Key LANGULANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRAS
XFLAG1Flag for variant catalog VARID_XFLGRAW1RSSCR_FLAG
XFLAG2Flag for variant catalog VARID_XFLGRAW1RSSCR_FLAG

Key field Non-key field



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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM VARID
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_VARID
WHERE...

How to access SAP table VARID

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