SAP VDCHGPTR Change Pointers Loan Table data and field list

VDCHGPTR is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Change Pointers Loan data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The VDCHGPTR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Change Pointers Loan data available in SAP. These include GUID (GUID in 'CHAR' Format in Uppercase), BUKRS (Company Code), SARCHIV (Archiving Category Indicator), RANL (Contract Number)... 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. .

VDCHGPTR 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 (character-type or numeric)


SAP VDCHGPTR 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 VDCHGPTR 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
GUIDGUID in 'CHAR' Format in Uppercase GUID_32CHAR32SYSUUID_C
BUKRSCompany Code BUKRSCHAR4T001BUKRSBUKC_T001
SARCHIVArchiving Category Indicator SARCHIVCHAR1SARCHIVARC
RANLContract Number RANLCHAR13ALPHARANLRAN
TIMESTAMPUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TIMESTAMPDEC15TZNTSTMPS
CHGCATGChange Category TB_CHGCATGCHAR4TDCHGCATGT_CHGCATG
CHGCATGSUBChange Sub-Category TB_CHGCATGSUBCHAR4TDCHGCATGSUBT_CHGCATGSUBH_VD_CHGCATGSUB
DERFFirst Entered on DERFDATS8DATUM
TERFTime of Initial Entry TERFTIMS6TIMES
RERFEntered by RERFCHAR12SYCHAR12
REHERSource of initial entry REHERCHAR10CHAR10
ALE_PROCESSStatus of Change Pointer Regarding ALE Processing TB_ALE_PROCESSCHAR1T_ALE_PROCESS
ALE_EXP_GROUPALE Processing Group TB_ALE_EXP_GROUPNUMC2TDALE_EXP_GROUPT_ALE_EXP_GROUP

Key field Non-key field



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

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

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM VDCHGPTR
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_VDCHGPTR
WHERE...

How to access SAP table VDCHGPTR

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

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