SAP ABAP Data Element MSSINSTANC (MSSQL Multiconnect : SQL Server name)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-DB-MSS (Application Component) Microsoft SQL Server
     ⤷ SMSS_TOOLS (Package) Utilities for MS SQL Server

Basic Data

Data Element	MSSINSTANC
Short Description	MSSQL Multiconnect : SQL Server name

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	MSSSYSNAME
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	128
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	128
Value Table

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Instance
Medium	19	SQL Server name
Long	24	SQL Server name
Heading	55	SQL Server name

Documentation

Definition

SQL Server can either be installed as a "default instance" or as a "named instance". A "default instance" name is the name of the host, SQL Server is running on. The name of a "named instance" is the hostname, followed by "\", followed by an instance name.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20110908
SAP Release Created in	640