VTCH_VAL SAP (API: Maintain Char. Values with Reference to Variant Table) Structure details
Description: API: Maintain Char. Values with Reference to Variant Table
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
VTCH_VAL 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 "API: Maintain Char. Values with Reference to Variant Table" 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_VTCH_VAL TYPE VTCH_VAL.
The VTCH_VAL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about API: Maintain Char. Values with Reference to Variant Table data available in SAP. These include CHARACT (Characteristic Name), VALUE_BEF (Value Before Which You Want to Insert), VALUE (Characteristic Value), DEFAULT (Default value).. 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 VTCH_VAL 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 |
VAT_TAB | Table Name of Variant Table | APITABL | CHAR | 18 | KLASSE | ||||
CHARACT | Characteristic Name | ATNAM | CHAR | 30 | ATNAM | FEA | |||
VALUE_BEF | Value Before Which You Want to Insert | ATWRT_B | CHAR | 30 | ATWRT | ||||
VALUE | Characteristic Value | ATWRT | CHAR | 30 | ATWRT | ||||
DEFAULT | Default value | ATSTD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
DOCUMENT | Document number | DOKNR | CHAR | 25 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | DOKNR | CV1 | |
DOC_TYPE | Document Type | DOKAR | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | DOKAR | CV2 | ||
DOC_PART | Document Part | DOKTL_D | CHAR | 3 | DOKTL | CV4 | |||
DOC_VERS | Document Version | DOKVR | CHAR | 2 | DOKVR | CV3 | |||
FLDELETE | Deletion Indicator | FLLKENZ | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
VALUE_HIGH | Characteristic Value | ATWRT | CHAR | 30 | ATWRT | ||||
FLRESET_AL | Reset overwrite for class/variant table | FLRESETALL | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure VTCH_VAL using ABAP code?
As VTCH_VAL 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 VTCH_VAL as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table VTCH_VAL
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about VTCH_VAL 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