Table Key Field Selection

Hi,
I just want to ask if there is a way to get the key field/s of a specific SAP table.
Thanks in advance!!!

Hi ,
Can you be more specific on your question.
If it is Primary key of a table then in transaction SE11 type the Table name and click on display button.
It will open a table, in that click on the Fields tab where you would be able to see Primary keys being checked under the column name 'key'.
If it is foreign key, you can find that in the same table in the entry help/check tab under column name 'Foreign key'checked and giving the table where it exists as primary key.
hope it helps.
Regards,
Vivek

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Diagnosis
A numeric type was used for a key field. A table of this sort cannot be buffered.
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Procedure
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If yes how we can solve this problem??
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you cannot transport entries with a transport request (TABU)
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In a report programming I am accessing a table which I don't know. I have to print the information about the table as an output, how can I know the key fields of the table?, I am already using RTTS but want to identify the key-fields of the table.

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Message was edited by: Rajasekhar Chalasani

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