SAP VARID Variant directory Table
Overview
VARID is a standard SAP S/4HANA table that stores Variant directory data. There are total 19 fields in the VARID table. The following is a list of the fields that make up this table. Key fields are marked in blue.
The table VARID belongs to Logical DB, Selection Screens, Selection Variants (BC-ABA-TO) module and is located in the package Selection Screens, Variants, Logical Databases (SLDBV).
In addition, following links provide an overview of foreign key relationships, if any, that link VARID to other SAP tables and standard CDS views available based on VARID table in S/4HANA 2020.
Techincal Settings of VARID
Below are technical details of the table VARID
- Buffering switched on
- Full buffering as specified by generic key
- Storage type is Column Store
List of VARID Fields
The following table gives you an overview of the fields available in VARID
| Field | Description | Data Element | Check Table | Data Type | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANDT | Client | MANDT | * | CLNT | 3 |
| REPORT | ABAP: Program Name in Variant Key | VARI_REPRT | * | CHAR | 40 |
| VARIANT | ABAP: Name of variant (without program name) | VARIANT | CHAR | 14 | |
| FLAG1 | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | |
| FLAG2 | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | |
| TRANSPORT | System variant - transported automatically | VARI_TRANS | CHAR | 1 | |
| ENVIRONMNT | Environment for variant | VARID_ENV | CHAR | 1 | |
| PROTECTED | Flag (character) | RSSCR_CFLG | CHAR | 1 | |
| SECU | Authorization Group | SECU | CHAR | 8 | |
| VERSION | Version number of variant | VARID_VERS | INT4 | 10 | |
| ENAME | User Name | UNAME | CHAR | 12 | |
| EDAT | (8-character) Date for SYST | SYDATS | DATS | 8 | |
| ETIME | TIME Data Element for SYST | SYTIME | TIMS | 6 | |
| AENAME | User Name | UNAME | CHAR | 12 | |
| AEDAT | (8-character) Date for SYST | SYDATS | DATS | 8 | |
| AETIME | TIME Data Element for SYST | SYTIME | TIMS | 6 | |
| MLANGU | Language Key | LANGU | * | LANG | 1 |
| XFLAG1 | Flag for variant catalog | VARID_XFLG | RAW | 1 | |
| XFLAG2 | Flag for variant catalog | VARID_XFLG | RAW | 1 |
Foreign Key Relationships
A foreign key field is a table field that is allocated to a check table and becomes part of the table's foreign key. The following table gives you an overview of the foreign keys for VARID