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SAP System Fields List

Updated Jul 11, 2019

List of SAP ABAP System fields

What is SAP System Fields?

ABAP system fields are variables which are always present in ABAP programs. The runtime field executes them as per as need. System field used to know the status of the system.

System fields should always be treated as constant because if the user tries to change their values then much important information regarding program flow may be lost.

Note: Is some exceptional cases system fields can be changed or overwritten in an ABAP program to control the system.

This table explains various SAP System fields and their functions.

System Fields

Function

ABCDE

Constant: Alphabet (A,B,C,...)

APPLI

SAP Applications

BATCH

Background active (X)
IF SY-BATCH EQ SPACE.
WRITE: / 'Report was started on-line'.
WRITE: / 'Using variant:', SY-SLSET.
ELSE.
WRITE: / 'Report was started in background'.
ENDIF.

BATZD

Background SUBMIT: Daily

BATZM

Background SUBMIT: Monthly

BATZO

Background SUBMIT: Once

BATZS

Background SUBMIT: Immediately

BATZW

Background SUBMIT: Weekly

BINPT

Batch input active (X)

BINPT tells if the transaction was ever called in a Batch Input session or by an online user. In order to test it, we need to create a batch input session. From Release 3.1g the next procedure can be used.

  • First create a report which displays this system field
  • Now create a t-code for this report
  • Now please use t-code SHDB to rethea the previous transaction
  • Press the Overview button and choose the 'generate program' function.
  • Running the previously generated program it will create a Batch Input session
  • Now call transaction SM35 and process the created Batch Input in the foreground. It should display an 'X' for system
    field SY-BINPT.

BREP4

Background SUBMIT: Root name of request report

 

 

BSPLD

Background SUBMIT: List output to spool

CALLD

CALL mode active (X)
CALLD system field tells that if the transaction was called from another transaction.

  • Create a report which displays this system field
  • Create a Transaction code for this report
  • Create a new report containing the next ABAP command: CALL TRANSACTION t-code. Where t-code is the Transaction code you created. When you run this report, it must display an 'X' for system field SY-CALLD.

CALLR

Print: ID for print dialog function

CCURS

Rate specification/result field (CURRENCY CONVERT)

CCURT

Table rate from currency conversion

CDATE

Gives date of rate from currency conversion

COLNO

Current column during list creation
WRITE: SY-COLNO, ',', SY-LINNO, 'Cursor position (column, row).'.

CPAGE

Current page number
WRITE: / 'SY-CPAGE:', SY-CPAGE LEFT-JUSTIFIED.

CPROG

Runtime: Main program
WRITE: /5 'Main program:' RIGHT-JUSTIFIED, 40 SY-CPROG.

CTABL

Exchange rate table from currency conversion

CTYPE

Exchange rate type 'M','B','G' from CURRENCY CONVERSION

CUCOL

Cursor position (column)
WRITE: / 'SY-CUCOL:', SY-CUCOL LEFT-JUSTIFIED.

CUROW

Cursor position (line)
WRITE: / 'SY-CUROW:', SY-CUROW LEFT-JUSTIFIED.

DATAR

Flag: Data received
In transaction programming, DATAR system field indicates the change of data on the screen. In the PBO part you may set default values of the input fields of the dynpro. And in the PAI part you can check if they were changed. If SY-DATAR is set, then the user has modified or entered new data on the screen.

DATLO

Local date for user

DATUM

System: Date

DATUT

Global date related to UTC (GMT)

DAYST

Summertime active ? ('daylight saving time')

DBCNT

Number of elements in edited dataset with DB operations
WRITE: /12 'Number of selected records:', SY-DBCNT CENTERED.

DBNAM

Logical database for ABAP/4 program

DBSYS

System: Database system

DCSYS

System: Dialog system

DSNAM

Runtime: Name of dataset for spool output

DYNGR

Screen group of current screen

DYNNR

Number of current screen

FDAYW

Factory calendar weekday

FDPOS

Location of a string
SEARCH T FOR 're'.
READ TABLE T INDEX SY-TABIX.
WRITE: / SY-TABIX, T-FIELD.
SKIP.
WRITE: /9 'At the example of sy-tabix, Row', (3) SY-TABIX, ',' ,
'keyword ''re'' found at off-set position:', (3) SY-FDPOS.

FMKEY

Current function code menu

HOST

Host

INDEX

Number of loop passes
DO 5 TIMES.
WRITE: SY-INDEX.
ENDDO.

LANGU

SAP logon language key

LDBPG

Program: ABAP/4 database program for SY-DBNAM

LILLI

Number of current list line
AT LINE-SELECTION.
DETAIL.
* SY-LSIND is the index of the current list
WRITE: / 'SY-LSIND:', SY-LSIND LEFT-JUSTIFIED.
* SY-LISTI is the index of the previous list
WRITE: / 'SY-LISTI:', SY-LISTI LEFT-JUSTIFIED.
* SY-LILLI is the number of the selected line in the absolute list
WRITE: / 'SY-LILLI:', SY-LILLI LEFT-JUSTIFIED.

LINCT

Number of list lines
WRITE: / SY-LINCT, 'line and', (3) SY-LINSZ, 'column is a page'.

LINNO

Current line for list creation
WRITE: SY-COLNO, ',', SY-LINNO, 'Cursor position (column, row).'.

LINSZ

Line size of list
WRITE: SY-COLNO, ',', SY-LINNO, 'Cursor position (column, row).'.

LISEL

Interact.: Selected line
* contents of the selected line
WRITE: / 'SY-LISEL:', SY-LISEL.

LISTI

Number of current list line
* SY-LISTI is the index of the previous list
WRITE: / 'SY-LISTI:', SY-LISTI LEFT-JUSTIFIED.

LOCDB

Local database exists

LOCOP

Local database operation 

LOOPC

Number of LOOP lines at screen step loop

LSIND

Number of secondary list
* SY-LSIND is the index of the current list
WRITE: / 'SY-LSIND:', SY-LSIND LEFT-JUSTIFIED.

LSTAT

Interact.: Status information for each list level

MACDB

Program: Name of file for matchcode access

MACOL

Number of columns from SET MARGIN

MANDT

Client number from SAP logon

MARKY

Current line character for MARK

MAROW

No. of lines from SET MARGIN statement

MODNO

Number of alternative modi

MSGID

Message ID

MSGLI

Interact.: Message line (line 23)

MSGNO

Message number

MSGTY

Message type (E,I.W,...)

MSGV1

Message variable

MSGV2

Message variable

MSGV3

Message variable

MSGV4

Message variable

OPSYS

System: Operating system

PAART

Print: Format

PAGCT

Page size of list from REPORT statement

PAGNO

Runtime: Current page in list

PDEST

Print: Output device

PEXPI

Print: Spool retention period

PFKEY

Runtime: Current F key status

PLIST

Print: Name of spool request (list name)

PRABT

Print: Department on cover sheet

PRBIG

Print: Selection cover sheet

PRCOP

Print: Number of copies

PRDSN

Print: Name of spool dataset

PREFX

ABAP/4 prefix for background jobs

PRIMM

Print: Print immediately

PRNEW

Print: New spool request (list)

PRREC

Print: Recipient

PRREL

Print: Delete after printing

PRTXT

Print: Text for cover sheet

REPID

Program: Name of ABAP/4 program

RTITL

Print: Report title of the program to be printed

SAPRL

System: SAP Release

SCOLS

Columns on screen

SLSET

Name of the selection set

SPONO

Runtime: Spool number for list output

SPONR

Runtime: Spool number from TRANSFER statement

SROWS

Lines on screen

STACO

Interact.: List displayed from column

STARO

Interact.: Page displayed from line

STEPL

Number of LOOP line at screen step

SUBRC

Return value after specific ABAP/4 statements

SUBTY

ABAP/4: Call type for SUBMIT

SYSID

System: SAP System ID

TABIX

Runtime: Current line of an internal table
SEARCH T FOR 're'.
READ TABLE T INDEX SY-TABIX. 

TCODE

Session: Current transaction code

TFDSN

Runtime: Dataset for data extracts

TFILL

Current number of entries in the internal table

TIMLO

Local time for user

TIMUT

Global time related to UTC (GMT)

TITLE

Title of ABAP/4 program

TLENG

Line width of an internal table

TMAXL

Maximum number of entries in internal table (?)

TNAME

Name of internal table after an access (?)

TOCCU

OCCURS parameter with internal tables

TPAGI

Flag indicating roll-out of internal table to paging area (?)

TSTLO

Timestamp (date and time) for user

TSTUT

Timestamp (date and time) related to UTC (GMT)

TTABC

Number of line last read in an internal table (?)

TTABI

Offset of internal table in roll area (?)

TVAR0

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR1

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR2

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR3

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR4

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR5

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR6

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR7

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR8

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TVAR9

Runtime: Text variable for ABAP/4 text elements

TZONE

Time difference from 'Greenwich Mean Time' (UTC) in seconds

UCOMM

Interact.: Command field function entry

ULINE

Constant: Underline (---------...)

UNAME

Session: SAP user from SAP logon

UZEIT

System: Time

VLINE

Constant: Vertical bar

WAERS

T001: Company code currency after reading B segment

WILLI

Number of current window line

WINCO

Cursor position in a window (column)

WINDI

Index of current window line

WINRO

Cursor position in a window (line)

WINSL

Interact.: Selected window line

WINX1

Window coordinate (column left)

WINX2

Window coordinate (column right)

WINY1

Window coordinate (line left)

WINY2

Window coordinate (line right)

WTITL

Standard page header indicator

XCODE

Extended command field

ZONLO

Time zone of user


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