VIMVIEWTAB SAP (ext. table maint.: changeable tables for view) Structure details
Description: ext. table maint.: changeable tables for view
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
VIMVIEWTAB 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 "ext. table maint.: changeable tables for view" 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_VIMVIEWTAB TYPE VIMVIEWTAB.
The VIMVIEWTAB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ext. table maint.: changeable tables for view data available in SAP. These include ROOTTAB (CHAR01 data element for SYST), UPDATE (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:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP VIMVIEWTAB 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 |
| TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| ROOTTAB | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
| UPDATE | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure VIMVIEWTAB using ABAP code?
As VIMVIEWTAB 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 VIMVIEWTAB as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table VIMVIEWTAB
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about VIMVIEWTAB 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