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SAP Table SHMA_ATTRIBUTES

Area Attributes (ABAP Shared Objects)

SHMA_ATTRIBUTES (Area Attributes (ABAP Shared Objects)) is a standard table in SAP R\3 ERP systems. Below you can find the technical details of the fields that make up this table. Key fields are marked in blue.

Additionally we provide an overview of foreign key relationships, if any, that link SHMA_ATTRIBUTES to other SAP tables.

SHMA_ATTRIBUTES table fields

Field Data element Checktable Datatype Length Decimals
AREA_NAME Name of an Area Class SHM_AREA_NAME CHAR 30 0
DESCRIPT Short Description SEODESCR CHAR 60 0
ROOT Name of Root Data Class SHM_ROOT_CLASS_NAME CHAR 30 0
AUTO_BUILD Flag for Automatic Area Creation SHM_AUTO_BUILD CHAR 1 0
NULL False
X Correct
HAS_VERSIONS Flag for Version Creation SHM_HAS_VERSIONS CHAR 1 0
NULL False
X Correct
TRANSACTIONAL ID for Transactional Area SHM_TRANSACTIONAL CHAR 1 0
NULL False
X Correct
CLIENT_DEPENDENT Flag for Client-Specific Area SHM_CLIENT_SPECIFIED CHAR 1 0
NULL False
X Correct
AUTO_BUILD_CLASS Name of Area Constructor Class SHM_AUTO_BUILD_CLASS_NAME CHAR 30 0
LIFE_CONTEXT Lifetime of an Area (Constants in CL_SHM_AREA) SHM_LIFE_CONTEXT INT4 10 0
0109200001 Application Server
0109200002 User Session
0109200004 Top-Level Transaction
PROPAGATION_KIND Type of Synchronization (Constants in Class CL_SHM_AREA) SHM_PROPAGATION_KIND INT4 10 0
0159200000 No Synchronization
0159200001 Explicit Call
DISPLACE_KIND Flag for Displacement Type (Constants in CL_SHM_AREA) SHM_DISPLACE_KIND INT4 10 0
1208200200 Displacement Not Possible
1208200202 Displacement Possible
MAX_VERSIONS Number of Permitted Versions SHM_MAX_VERSIONS DEC 20 0
MAX_AREA_SIZE Maximum Size (KB) of an Area SHM_MAX_AREA_SIZE DEC 20 0
MAX_VERSION_SIZE Maximum Size (KB) of an Area Version for Shared Objects SHM_MAX_VERSION_SIZE DEC 20 0
REFRESH_TIME Refresh Time for Data of an Area for Shared Objects SHM_REFRESH_TIME INT4 10 0
INVALIDATE_TIME Expiry Time of an Area for Shared Objects SHM_INVALIDATION_TIME INT4 10 0
IDLE_TIME Maximum Unused Time of an Area - Shared Objects SHM_IDLE_TIME INT4 10 0
BUILD_KIND Flag for Auto Start (Constants in CL_SHM_AREA) SHM_BUILD_KIND INT4 10 0
1107197100 No Autostart
1107197101 Autostart for Read Request
1107197102 Autostart for Read Request and Every Invalidation
CHG_USER CHAR 12 0
CHG_DATE DATS 8 0
CHG_TIME TIMS 6 0
CLS_GEN_USER CHAR 12 0
CLS_GEN_DATE DATS 8 0
CLS_GEN_TIME TIMS 6 0