VTENTRIES SAP (Variant Table Contents) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Variant Table Contents




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

VTENTRIES 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 "Variant Table Contents" 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_VTENTRIES TYPE VTENTRIES.

The VTENTRIES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Variant Table Contents data available in SAP. These include VTCHARACT (Characteristic Name), VTCHARDSCR (Characteristic description), VTLINNOINT (Row Number of Variant Table - External), VTVALUE (Characteristic 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 VTENTRIES 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
VTLINENOSort String for Characteristics in a Row VTLINENO5CHAR5CHAR5
VTCHARACTCharacteristic Name ATNAMCHAR30ATNAMFEA
VTCHARDSCRCharacteristic description ATBEZCHAR30TEXT30
VTLINNOINTRow Number of Variant Table - External VTLINNUMC5NUM05
VTVALUECharacteristic Value ATWRTCHAR30ATWRT
VTVALDESCRCharacteristic value description ATWTBCHAR30TEXT30
FLDELETEDeletion Indicator FLLKENZCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As VTENTRIES 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 VTENTRIES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table VTENTRIES

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