VARIDESC SAP (Selection Variants: Description) Table details
Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Selection Variants: Description
Description: Selection Variants: Description
Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
VARIDESC is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Selection Variants: Description data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
The VARIDESC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Selection Variants: Description data available in SAP. These include REPORT (ABAP: Program Name in Variant Key), SVARIANT (ABAP: Name of variant (without program name)), FIELDNAME (ABAP/4: Name of SELECT-OPTION / PARAMETER), FTABNAME (Table Name).. 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 areasDisplay/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified
SAP VARIDESC 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 |
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | CLNT | 3 | Assigned to domain | MANDT | |||
| REPORT | ABAP: Program Name in Variant Key | VARI_REPRT | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
| SVARIANT | ABAP: Name of variant (without program name) | VARIANT | CHAR | 14 | Assigned to domain | VARIANT | |||
| FIELDNAME | ABAP/4: Name of SELECT-OPTION / PARAMETER | RSSCR_NAME | CHAR | 8 | SELCNAME | ||||
| FTABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| FIELDKIND | ABAP: Type of selection | RSSCR_KIND | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| OLEN | ABAP: Output length of selection condition | RSSCR_OLEN | INT4 | 10 | SYBIN4 | ||||
| DBFIELD | ABAP: Reference field for selection | RSSCR_DBFI | CHAR | 132 | RSSCR_DBFI | ||||
| DYNSEL | Selection variants: Dynamic selection flag | RVARI_DYNS | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| SPATTERN | Selection variants: Search help parameter flag | RVARI_SP | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| OBLIGAT | Selection variants: Required field flag | RVARI_OBLI | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| SPAGPA | Selection variants: SPA/GPA flag | RVARI_SPGP | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| PROTECT | ABAP: Flag: Selection protected | RVARI_PROT | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| INVISIBLE | Selection variants: Invisible flag | RVARI_INV | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| NO_INTERV | Selection variants: No intervals flag | RVARI_NOIN | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| NO_VALUES | Selection variants: Without values flag | RVARI_NVAL | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| VVAR_KIND | ABAP: Type of variant variable | RVARI_VTYP | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| VVAR_NAME | ABAP: Name of Variant Variable | RVARI_VNAM | CHAR | 30 | SYCHAR30 | ||||
| VVAR_SIGN | ABAP: ID: I/E (include/exclude values) | TVARV_SIGN | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| VVAR_OPTI | ABAP: Selection option (EQ/BT/CP/...) | TVARV_OPTI | CHAR | 2 | SYCHAR02 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP table VARIDESC using ABAP code
The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on VARIDESC to SELECT all data from the tableDATA: WA_VARIDESC TYPE VARIDESC.
SELECT SINGLE *
FROM VARIDESC
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_VARIDESC
WHERE...
How to access SAP table VARIDESC
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about VARIDESC and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects