SAP VDCHARACDOC Processing Characteristics: Change Documents Table data and field list

VDCHARACDOC is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Processing Characteristics: Change Documents data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The VDCHARACDOC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Processing Characteristics: Change Documents data available in SAP. These include BUKRS (Company Code), SARCHIV (Archiving Category Indicator), RANL (Contract Number), CHARAC (Processing Characteristic)... 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. .

VDCHARACDOC table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP VDCHARACDOC table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the VDCHARACDOC table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
BUKRSCompany Code BUKRSCHAR4T001BUKRSBUKC_T001
SARCHIVArchiving Category Indicator SARCHIVCHAR1SARCHIVARC
RANLContract Number RANLCHAR13ALPHARANLRAN
CHARACProcessing Characteristic TB_LC_CHARACCHAR3TDCHARAC2T_LC_CHARAC
GUIDGUID in 'CHAR' Format in Uppercase GUID_32CHAR32SYSUUID_C
CHARACVALUE_NEWValue for Processing Characteristic TB_LC_CHARACVALUECHAR1TDCHARACVALUE2T_LC_CHARACVALUE
CHARACVALUE_OLDValue for Processing Characteristic TB_LC_CHARACVALUECHAR1TDCHARACVALUE2T_LC_CHARACVALUE
RERFEntered by RERFCHAR12SYCHAR12
DERFFirst Entered on DERFDATS8DATUM
TERFTime of Initial Entry TERFTIMS6TIMES
TCODETransaction Code TCODECHAR20Assigned to domainTCODETCD

Key field Non-key field



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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM VDCHARACDOC
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_VDCHARACDOC
WHERE...

How to access SAP table VDCHARACDOC

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about VDCHARACDOC and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).