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SAP Table RSDCHABAS

Basic characteristics (for chars, time-chars and units)

RSDCHABAS (Basic characteristics (for chars, time-chars and units)) 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 RSDCHABAS to other SAP tables.

RSDCHABAS table fields

Field

Data element

Checktable

Datatype

Length

Decimals

Possible values

CHABASNM

Reference characteristic

RSCHABASNM

CHAR

OBJVERS

Object version

RSOBJVERS

CHAR

Value	Description
A	Active
M	Revised
N	New
D	Content
H	Historic
T	Transport

CHATP

Characteristc Type Based on Master Data Access

RSCHATP

CHAR

Value	Description
GEN	Default
FIX	Own Implementation
REM	Direct Access

DATATP

Data Type in ABAP Dictionary

DATATYPE_D

CHAR

Value	Description
ACCP	Posting period YYYYMM
CHAR	Character String
CLNT	Client
CUKY	Currency key, referenced by CURR fields
CURR	Currency field, stored as DEC
D16D	Decimal Floating Point, 16 Digits, DEC on Database
D16R	Decimal Floating Point, 16 Digits, RAW on Database
D16S	Decimal Floating Point. 16 Digits, with Scale Field
D34D	Decimal Floating Point, 34 Digits, DEC on Database
D34R	Decimal Floating Point, 34 Digits, RAW on Database
D34S	Decimal Floating Point, 34 Digits, with Scale Field
DATS	Date field (YYYYMMDD) stored as char(8)
DEC	Counter or amount field with comma and sign
FLTP	Floating point number, accurate to 8 bytes
INT1	1-byte integer, integer number <= 255
INT2	2-byte integer, only for length field before LCHR or LRAW
INT4	4-byte integer, integer number with sign
LANG	Language key
LCHR	Long character string, requires preceding INT2 field
LRAW	Long byte string, requires preceding INT2 field
NUMC	Character string with only digits
PREC	Obsolete data type, do not use
QUAN	Quantity field, points to a unit field with format UNIT
RAW	Uninterpreted sequence of bytes
RSTR	Byte String of Variable Length
SSTR	Short Character String of Variable Length
STRG	Character String of Variable Length
TIMS	Time field (hhmmss), stored as char(6)
UNIT	Unit key for QUAN fields
VARC	Long character string, no longer supported from Rel. 3.0

INTLEN

Internal Length of InfoObjects in BW - see Docu

RSDINTLEN

NUMC

OUTPUTLEN

Output Length

OUTPUTLEN

NUMC

CONVEXIT

Conversion Routine

CONVEXIT

CHAR

FVALEX

Domain fixed values exist (flag)

RSFVALEX

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

LOWERCASE

Lowercase letters allowed/not allowed

LOWERCASE

CHAR

Value	Description
NULL	Do not set flag
X	Set flag

GISTP

Geographical type for a characteristic

RSGISTP

NUMC

Value	Description
NULL	No geo-characteristic
1	Static geo-characteristic
2	Dynamic geo-characteristic
3	Dynamic geo-characteristic with values from attribute
4	Static geo-characteristic with geo-attributes

GISATTRINM

Geographical attribute

RSGISATTRINM

CHAR

INFOAREA

InfoArea

RSINFOAREA

CHAR

APPLNM

Application Component

RSAPPLNM

CHAR

BOR_OBJTYP

Object Type

SWO_OBJTYP

CHAR

MDRCLNM

Name of Master Data Read Class

RSMDCLNM

CHAR

MDRCLPA

Parameters for Master Data Read Class

RSMDRCLPA

CHAR

100

NOVALFL

Characteristic does not have a check table

RSNOVALFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

RDAFL

Permitted for RDA Process

RSDRDAFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

F4DEFAULT

Selection of Filter Values for Query Definition

RSF4DEFAULT

CHAR

Value	Description
D	Only Values in InfoProvider
M	Values in Master Data Table

F4QUERYEXEC

Selection of Filter Values for Query Execution

RSF4QUERYEXEC

CHAR

Value	Description
Q	Only Posted Values for Navigation
D	Only Values in InfoProvider
M	Values in Master Data Table

ATTRIBFL

Attributes (flag) exist for the characteristic

RSATTRIBFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

TIMDEPFL

Flag: Master data is time-dependent

RSTIMDEPFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

KEYSORTEXT

The key is sorted according to the external format (flag)

RSDKEYSOREXT

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

EXPDSOURCEFL

The characteristic is used as export data source

RSEXPDSOURCEFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

CHECKODS

DataStore Object for Checking Characteristic Values

RSDCHECKODS

CHAR

TXTTABFL

Text Table Exists

RSDTXTTABFL

CHAR

Value	Description
NULL	Undefined
NULL	No
1	Yes

TXTTIMFL

Texts are time-dep.

RSDTXTTIMFL

CHAR

Value	Description
NULL	Undefined
NULL	No
1	Yes

NOLANGU

Master data texts are language independent (flag)

RSNOLANGU

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

TXTSHFL

Short text exists (flag)

RSTXTSHFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

TXTMDFL

Medium length text exists (flag)

RSTXTMDFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

TXTLGFL

Long text exists (flag)

RSTXTLGFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

TXTXLFL

The long text is extra long (String)

RSTXTXLFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

UNINM

Currency attribute

RSCUKYDEF

RSDUNI

CHAR

UOMCONV

Base Unit of Measure

RSUOMCONV

CHAR

UOMCONVODS

Quantity ODS: Units of Measure for InfoObject

RSUOMCONVODS

CHAR

IOBJROUT

Global transfer routine for InfoObjects

RSIOBJROUT

CHAR

HIETABFL

Characteristic with hierarchies

RSHIETABFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

HIEVERFL

Hierarchies can have several versions

RSHIEVERFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

HIENMTFL

Entire hierarchy is time-dependent

RSDHIENMTFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

HIENDTFL

Hierarchy structure is time-dependent

RSHIENDTFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

HIEINTFL

Intervals permitted in hierarchy

RSHIEINTFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

HIESIGNCH

Reverse Sign for Hierarchy Nodes

RSSHSIGNCH

CHAR

Value	Description
NULL	No Reverse of Sign for Hierarchy Nodes
X	Reverse of Sign Possible for Hierarchy Nodes

HIETJOINFL

Use Temporal Hierarchy Join

RSHIETJOINFL

CHAR

Value	Description
X	Yes
NULL	No

HIETP

Type of Characteristic Related to Hierarchy

RSHIETP

CHAR

Value	Description
GEN	Standard
FIX	Own Implementation

HIECLNM

Name of Remote Hierarchy

RSHIECLNM

CHAR

HIECLPA

Parameters for Remote Hierarchy Class

RSHIECLPA

CHAR

100

IOBJSIZCAT

BW: Size category for InfoObject tables (master data/hier.)

RSIOBJSIZCAT

CHAR

IOBJDATCLS

BW: Data class for InfoObject tables(master data/ hierarch.)

RSIOBJDATCLS

CHAR

OBN_SYS_ALIAS

System Alias for OBN

RSDSYSALIAS

CHAR

HIGH_CARDINALITY

Characteristic with high cardinality (more than 2 mio recs.)

RSDHIGH_CARD_CHA

NUMC

Value	Description
NULL	Without high cardinality
1	With high cardinality

RSDCHABAS foreign key relationships

Table	Field	Foreign key table	Foreign key field	Check table	Check field
RSDCHABAS	UNINM	RSDCHABAS	UNINM	RSDUNI Units	UNINM
RSDCHABAS	UNINM	RSDCHABAS	OBJVERS	RSDUNI Units	OBJVERS