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tables

Former Member — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:53:11 GMT

Hi Every one

Can any body tell me if a table has a * symbol infront of it what does it mean?

Some tables start with letter V some with A Some with T and some with S does these letter indicate anything specifically?

thanks

Re: tables

Former Member — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:29:57 GMT

Have you find it in any standard program.

It will be a structure or work area of that table type.

Ex: If you open the sames order standard program (SAPMV45A) in SE80, IN the nevigetion window in the right under fields you will find such structures( Ex: *HVBAP or *HVBKD). In this case, for a perticular line items this structures will hold the values.

Re: tables

Former Member — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:42:18 GMT

In some Std print programs of Order,Delivery and Invoice we find certain declarations like *tablename

They are used as Structures of the table(work area)

as such there is no table exits starting with *.

Most of the Sales related Tables starts with letter V

Most of the Configurations(master data) tables start with T

Access sequence related pricing tables starts with A

And LIS related tables start with S

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Anji

Re: tables

Former Member — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:47:20 GMT

Hi ,

Typically if you dont want to retrieve data for the DB & want to use the buffered copy of the data you can attach a * in front of the table name.

It simply means use buffered copy of the table.

Kindly be generous with points to all helpful answers.

Regards,

Gaurav

Re: tables

Clemenss — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:34:26 GMT

Hi Sadhu,

TABLES xyz.

defines a structurer data field of DDIC type xyz. It defines a second structurer data field of DDIC type xyz with the name *xyz.

In older ABAP programs this technique is frequently used just to have to different structured variables to keep different data.

TABLES xyz.

can be understoord as


DATA:
  xyz type xyz,
  *xyz type xyz.

Understand it does not mean use it.

Regards,

Clemsn