SAP ABAP Data Element ICL_TABNAME (Table Name)
Hierarchy
INSURANCE (Software Component) SAP Insurance
   FS-CM (Application Component) Claims Management
     ICL_BASIS (Package) FS-CM: General Functionality
Basic Data
Data Element ICL_TABNAME
Short Description Table Name  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type DBOBJ_NAME    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 16    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 16    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name DD_DBTB_16    
Search Help: Parameters TABNAME   
Parameter ID DTB  
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Table 
Medium 18 Source Table Name 
Long 18 Source Table Name 
Heading 15 Source Table 
Documentation

Database table

Tables can be defined independently of the database in the ABAP Dictionary. The fields of the table are defined together with their (database-independent) data types and lengths.

A table definition in the ABAP Dictionary has the following components:

  • Table fields: The field names and the data types of the fields contained in the table are defined here.
  • Foreign keys: The foreign keys define the relationships between this table and other tables.
  • Technical settings: The technical settings define how the table is created on the database.
  • Indexes: Indexes can be defined for the table to speed up data selection from the table.

There are three categories of database tables in the ABAP Dictionary.

A physical table definition is created in the database for the table definition stored in the ABAP Dictionary for transparent tables when the table is activated. The table definition is translated from the ABAP Dictionary to a definition of the particular database.

On the other hand, pooled tables and cluster tables are not created in the database. The data of these tables is stored in the corresponding table pool or table cluster. It is not necessary to create indexes and technical settings for pooled and cluster tables.

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20050409 
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