VARPARMS SAP (Transfer Structure for Variation of the Selection) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transfer Structure for Variation of the Selection




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




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

VARPARMS 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 Variation of the Selection" 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_VARPARMS TYPE VARPARMS.

The VARPARMS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for Variation of the Selection data available in SAP. These include FNAME (Name of the characteristic), VAR_FLEVEL (From level (variation of the selection)), VAR_TLEVEL (To level (variation of the selection)), VAR_VALUES (Individual Value Indicator (Variation of the Selection)).. 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 VARPARMS 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
RNAMEReport RNAMECHAR8Assigned to domainRNAMEGRP
FNAMEName of the characteristic DIMENSIONCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
VAR_FLEVELFrom level (variation of the selection) VAR_FLEVELINT410INT4
VAR_TLEVELTo level (variation of the selection) VAR_TLEVELINT410INT4
VAR_VALUESIndividual Value Indicator (Variation of the Selection) VAR_VALUESCHAR1XFELD
REPORTReport Writer: Report index REPNUMNUMC2NUM2
VARDIMNOReport Writer: Index of the variation characteristic VARDNUMNUMC2NUM2

Key field Non-key field



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

As VARPARMS 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 VARPARMS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VARPARMS

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