How Can I Add an Entry to an SAP Table? (2023)

In principle, there are several ways to add an entry to an SAP table. One is in the form of standardized transactions (for example, VOE4 for editing the EDPAR table) or using maintenance transactions such as SM30. However, both options are not always available. Either there is no separate transaction for maintaining a table or no maintenance dialog has been created for a particular table. This often occurs with Z tables.

Sometimes it can be useful to add a few entries to a table quickly for test purposes, so that a particular functionality can be tested. One possibility is presented below. This type of data change should only be performed on test systems and not on production environments. In most cases, however, this is prevented anyway by the lack of access to the corresponding transactions in production environments.

Add entry to an existing SAP table

Option A): Using the standard transaction SE16 or SE16n

This option is the “cleanest” approach, but is only available if a maintenance dialog is created for the table and table processing is allowed. To check whether there is a maintenance dialog, call transaction SE11, enter the table name and press F8. Click on “Delivery and Maintenance” to display the editing option.


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Transaction SE11

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If “Display/Maintenance Allowed with Restrictions” or “Display/Maintenance Not Allowed” is activated, only options B), C) or D) come into consideration – see below.

If “Display/Maintenance Allowed” is activated, however, entries can be created using transaction SE16 or SE16n. To change existing entries, you can use transaction SM30, for example.

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Transaction SE16

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The newer transaction SE16n provides its own maintenance dialog, which can be called via “View Maintenance”. You can use this to change existing entries and create new entries.How Can I Add an Entry to an SAP Table? (3)
Transaction SE16n

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Option B) Via transaction SE37

If it is not possible to add entries by default using transaction SE16, the following approach can also be chosen.

First, open transaction SE37 and choose the function module SE16N_INTERFACE. Then start the dialog with F8 or by clicking on “Test/Execute”.

If it is not possible to access transaction SE37, continue with option C or D (see below).

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Transaction SE37

The following dialog will then open.

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Transaction SE37: Detail view

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In the first line, instead of <THE_TABLE_NAME>, enter the name of the table for which new entries are to be added. Enter an X for each of the parameters I_EDIT and I_SAPEDIT. Then execute with F8.

This opens the selected table and new entries can be added with the function “New entry”. Furthermore, existing entries can also be changed very easily.

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MARA table Example

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The tabular display allows easy editing, as seen in programs like Excel, for example.

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Option C): Using transaction SE16 with debug mode

In the first step, start transaction SE16 and select the desired SAP table. Then press F8 to execute the transaction so that the individual table entries are displayed.

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Transaction SE16: List view

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Double-click on one of the existing SAP table entries to open the detailed view of an entry.

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Transaction SE16: Detail view of an entry

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Then enter “/h” in the command field to start the debug mode. Click once more in the command field and press Enter to start a debug session.

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Debug Mode

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The ABAP code under the transaction then opens. Double-click on the variable “code” in the ABAP code (left arrow). Then change the value of the variable in the right-hand window to “EDIT” (for editing) or “INSR” (for inserting) and confirm with Enter.

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Debug mode to change a variable

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Then press F8 to finish the code. The entry can now be edited or a new entry can be added.

Option D): Using transaction SE16N with debug mode

Start transaction SE16n, enter SAP table name and press F8.

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SE16n: Table selection

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Start the debug mode in the detail view by entering /h in the command field. Then press Enter again in the command field to start a new debug session. In the debug session, add the following two variables, set the value to “X” and finish the execution with F8.

  • GD-SAPEDIT
  • GD-EDIT

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SE16n: Add new variables

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The entries can now be edited or a new entry can be added.

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SE16n: New entry

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FAQs

How do you add entries to a table in SAP? ›

Double-click on the variable “code” in the ABAP code (left arrow). Then change the value of the variable in the right-hand window to “EDIT” (for editing) or “INSR” (for inserting) and confirm with Enter. Then press F8 to finish the code. The entry can now be edited or a new entry can be added.

How do you add an entry to an empty table in SAP? ›

Press <F8> button; In the SE16N table screen press <F8> again and click the "append row" button to insert a new entry. Click the save button.

How do you add table entries? ›

How to add new table entries
  1. In Configuration, click Tables.
  2. Select the table to which the new entry will be added.
  3. Click New Table Entry.
  4. Enter a Description and click OK.

How do I edit an entry table in SAP? ›

Use transaction SE16N -> Enter the table name and press enter to read the fields in. Then type &SAP_EDIT in the transaction area (as a function code) and hit enter. A success message displays saying “SAP Editing function is activated”. You can now execute the report and you can edit any field except the key fields.

How do I edit a table entry? ›

Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounts Info. > Ledgers > Display or Alter . Modification of account ledgers is possible for single ledgers as well as multiple ledgers. However for multiple ledgers, all the fields are not available for alteration.

How do you AutoFill a table? ›

Table AutoFill
  1. Click Insert > Table > Insert Table and create a table containing 5 rows and 5 columns.
  2. In the first cell of the table, type 1, press the TAB key to move the cursor to the second cell, and then type 2.
  3. Set the entire table as a cell block and then click Insert > Fill > Table AutoFill.

How do you INSERT an empty value in a table? ›

You can insert NULL value into an int column with a condition i.e. the column must not have NOT NULL constraints. The syntax is as follows. INSERT INTO yourTableName(yourColumnName) values(NULL); To understand the above syntax, let us first create a table.

How do I update a table using SE16N? ›

In order to edit table entries in SE16N even if &SAP_EDIT is disabled follow the below steps.
  1. Open the table that you want to edit in SE16N and enter the function code '/H' to switch on the debugger. ...
  2. Execute to display the table entries.
  3. In the debugger set the values of GD-EDIT and GD-SAPEDIT to 'X' and press F8.
29 May 2014

Which command is used to add new entries in a table? ›

The INSERT INTO statement is used to insert new records in a table.

How do I add an entry to se11? ›

Go to table and press Ctrl+ shift + F10 where you will go to table entries. Click on F8 (execute). And then select the entries that you want to edit by selecting the checkbox and goto menu Table entry - > select change. There you edit and save the entries.

How do you change entry in SE16? ›

Step by step instruction how to change entry in SE16

We have to login into the system and go to the SE16 or SE11 transaction. Put the table name, and display the required result. When you see the record which you want to edit, please select it and put **/hs** in the transaction textbox.

How do you change a field value in a table in SAP? ›

Change the value of CODE to “EDIT” and press the pencil as shown above to change the value of CODE to enter the edit mode. Press F8. After changing the value of CODE, table entry will be displayed in edit mode. Now you can change the value of the desired field (change the value of DEPT ID in this case) and press SAVE.

Can we modify a table once it is inserted? ›

No matter which option you choose to create a table, the table can be modified after it is inserted. You can modify the design or the layout of the table.

How do I manually UPDATE a table? ›

Update a table of contents
  1. Go to References > Update Table.
  2. Select one of the following: Update page numbers only This only updates the pages that the headings are on, and ignores any changes to the heading text. ...
  3. Select OK.

How do you enter and edit data? ›

In the active cell, type new data or edit the existing data, and then press Enter or Tab to move the selection to the next cell. The changes are applied to all the worksheets that you selected. Repeat the previous step until you have completed entering or editing data.

What is used to edit records in the table? ›

The UPDATE statement is used to modify the existing records in a table.

How do I manually add Autofill? ›

Select your Profile (if not already selected), and click the three-dot menu on the top-right corner. From the menu that opens up, select Settings. Scroll down to Passwords (that is under the Autofill section), and click on it. Next to the Saved Passwords, click the three-dot icon and select Import.

How do I turn on Autofill in SAP? ›

Assigned Tags
  1. enabling history: - go to SAP login. - customize local layout (Alt+F12) [the colored screen icon] - options. - local data. - history. - change history status to OFF > apply then again ON > apply.
  2. Clear History. - in the same location where you are just click "Clear History" button.
  3. Delete old History data:
12 Jan 2016

How do I Autofill an entire column? ›

Fill formulas into adjacent cells

Click Home > Fill, and choose either Down, Right, Up, or Left. Keyboard shortcut: You can also press Ctrl+D to fill the formula down in a column, or Ctrl+R to fill the formula to the right in a row.

How do you fill a table with text? ›

Fitting Text Into Cells
  1. Select the cell or cells that you want to format.
  2. Make sure the Layout tab of the ribbon is displayed. ...
  3. Click the Properties tool in the Table group. ...
  4. Select the Cell tab. ...
  5. Click on the Options button. ...
  6. Make sure the Fit Text check box is selected.
  7. Click on OK to close the Cell Options dialog box.
5 May 2020

How do you fill blank cells with previous row value? ›

How to Fill Blank Cells with Previous Cell Value
  1. Select data with CRTL+A or Select the Columns in which you want the blank cells to be filled.
  2. Press CTRL + G.
  3. Click on Special.
  4. Select Blanks, this will select all blank cells with on of those blanks highlighted.
20 Mar 2022

How do you INSERT NULL data? ›

NULL can be inserted in any column by using the assignment operator "=". Also, to test whether a NULL is present or not we have to use certain operators, for example, IS NULL and IS NOT NULL. NULL value in SQL signifies that the column's corresponding value is either undefined or unknown.

What does the empty () function do? ›

The empty() function checks whether a variable is empty or not. This function returns false if the variable exists and is not empty, otherwise it returns true. The following values evaluates to empty: 0.

Can you INSERT on an empty list? ›

Add Elements to an Empty List. You can add elements to an empty list using the methods append() and insert() : append() adds the element to the end of the list. insert() adds the element at the particular index of the list that you choose.

How do you update data in SAP table? ›

ABAP developers can update non-primary key fields of SAP tables using SE16N transaction in debug mode. To change ABAP table data and modify column values SE16N tcode can be used while debugging mode is active in Edit mode.

How do I update a custom table in SAP? ›

You can use update/modify statements. UPDATE dbtab SET f1 = value1 where condition. UPDATE dbtab FROM TABLE itab. Here from itab internal table, you can update the ztable.

What is SM30 used for in SAP? ›

1) SM30 T-code is used for displaying and updating table data. In this t-code SM30 the input field on the first screen is long enough to accommodate any table name.

How do you insert multiple entries in a table? ›

INSERT-SELECT-UNION query to insert multiple records

Thus, we can use INSERT-SELECT-UNION query to insert data into multiple rows of the table. The SQL UNION query helps to select all the data that has been enclosed by the SELECT query through the INSERT statement.

Which command adds a new record between existing records? ›

You use an append query when you need to add new records to an existing table by using data from other sources.

What are add in commands? ›

Add-in commands are UI elements that extend the Office UI and start actions in your add-in. You can use add-in commands to add a button on the ribbon or an item to a context menu. When users select an add-in command, they initiate actions such as running JavaScript code, or showing a page of the add-in in a task pane.

What is the use of SE11 Tcode in SAP? ›

Transaction code SE11 is a ABAP dictionary. By using this transaction code, you can create, change and display table entries and structures. 2. At the initial screen, you can put any tables or structures to view, edit or even create a new one.

What is SAP SE16N? ›

Code SE16N: The transaction code SE16N (general table display) is an improved version of the old data browser (SE16). It looks a bit different from the old “data browser” functionality (SE16). SE16N is an Enjoy Transaction.

How do you maintain data in a custom table in SAP? ›

Use the menu path Utilities->Table Contents->Create Entries. enter “Display/Maintenance Allowed” in “Data Browser/Table View Maint.” listbox. Save and activate the table.

What is the difference between SE16N and SE16H in SAP? ›

SAP Consultants used to use the transactions code SE16/SE16N/SQVI to check table's value and/or extract data. The transaction code SE16H enables: Tables check (consult and extract) like a classical SE16 or SE16N. Joint creation for small query.

What is SE16 and SE16N? ›

SE16 allows you to view data stored in different fields in tables ,structures etc . SE16N is an Enjoy Transaction. Enjoy Transaction is nothing but having some graphics and look is completely different with the normal transaction.

How do you change a field value? ›

Set a default value for a table field
  1. In the Navigation Pane, right-click the table that you want to change, and then click Design View.
  2. Select the field that you want to change.
  3. On the General tab, type a value in the Default Value property box. ...
  4. Save your changes.

How do you change a field in a table? ›

To change the data type of a column in a table, use the following syntax:
  1. SQL Server / MS Access: ALTER TABLE table_name. ALTER COLUMN column_name datatype;
  2. My SQL / Oracle (prior version 10G): ALTER TABLE table_name. MODIFY COLUMN column_name datatype;
  3. Oracle 10G and later: ALTER TABLE table_name.

How do you set a field value? ›

The SetFieldValue method sets the value of a field. Specifies the value that you want to place in the field. The data types of the field and the value you are assigning to the field must be the same or compatible. If the field allows nulls, you can assign a null.

What are the two options to modify a table? ›

You can modify your table in different ways, i.e. you can choose a table style, table design, draw borders.

WHERE can I make changes to my table once it has been inserted? ›

After the table is added to the document, move your cursor to a cell in the table, and click the Design tab. In the Design tab, you can adjust the Header Row, Total Row, and how the rows appear. You can also adjust the overall look of the table by clicking one of the table styles.

How do I add entries to a table in SE16N? ›

In order to edit table entries in SE16N even if &SAP_EDIT is disabled follow the below steps.
  1. Open the table that you want to edit in SE16N and enter the function code '/H' to switch on the debugger. ...
  2. Execute to display the table entries.
  3. In the debugger set the values of GD-EDIT and GD-SAPEDIT to 'X' and press F8.
29 May 2014

How do I add more rows to an existing table? ›

Add a row or column
  1. Click where you want in your table to add a row or column and then click the Layout tab (this is the tab next to the Table Design tab on the ribbon).
  2. To add rows, click Insert Above or Insert Below and to add columns, click Insert Left or Insert Right.

How do you create entries in a table SE11? ›

How to a Create Table
  1. Step 1: Enter transaction code SE11 from where we can create a table and press Enter.
  2. Step 2: You will get below window. ...
  3. Note: Table name should start with Y or Z only.
  4. Step 3: Click on Create button. ...
  5. Step 4: Enter Short Description.
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How do I insert an existing text into a table? ›

Select the text that you want to convert, and then click Insert > Table > Convert Text to Table. In the Convert Text to Table box, choose the options you want. Under Table size, make sure the numbers match the numbers of columns and rows you want.

How do I add an entry to SE11? ›

Go to table and press Ctrl+ shift + F10 where you will go to table entries. Click on F8 (execute). And then select the entries that you want to edit by selecting the checkbox and goto menu Table entry - > select change. There you edit and save the entries.

How do I add data to a newly added column? ›

Step 1: Create a new column with alter command. ALTER TABLE table_name ADD column_name datatype; Step 2: Insert data in a new column.
...
Approach:
  1. Import module.
  2. Make a connection request with the database.
  3. Create an object for the database cursor.
  4. Execute the following MySQL query:
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How will you add rows in a table answer? ›

Add a row above or below

Click in a cell above or below where you want to add a row. Under Table Tools, on the Layout tab, do one of the following: To add a row above the cell, click Insert Above in the Rows and Columns group. To add a row below the cell, click Insert Below in the Rows and Columns group.

How do I add more rows in SAP? ›

Inserting Rows
  1. To insert a row at a specific position in the list, select the row above which you want to insert the new row.
  2. In the application toolbar, select Insert Row. ...
  3. To insert multiple rows simultaneously, select all rows above which you want to insert new rows.
  4. In the application toolbar, select Insert Row.

How do you insert rows quickly? ›

Keyboard shortcut to insert a row in Excel
  1. Shift+Spacebar to select the row.
  2. Alt+I+R to add a new row above.

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