SAP ABAP Data Element VIEW_DEF (iSeries: Part of view definition, if possible)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-DB-DB4 (Application Component) DB2 for AS/400
     STU4 (Package) CCMS / AS/400
Basic Data
Data Element VIEW_DEF
Short Description iSeries: Part of view definition, if possible  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type QQ1000    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 255    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 255    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 View def. 
Medium 15 View definition 
Long 20 View definition/part 
Heading 23 Part of view definition 
Documentation

Definition

Contains the query expression portion of the CREATE VIEW statement. If the length of this portion exceeds 2000 characters, the value is null.

Note

Within an SAP System only part (255 characters) of the query expression portion is taken up here. There are two ways of displaying the complete CREATE VIEW statement:

  • You can display a view using transaction SE11 or SE12, menu Extras -> Create Instruction
  • You can display a view using transaction SE11 or SE12, menu Extras -> Database object -> Display

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20070813 
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