What is I_ShipObjectType in SAP S/4HANA?

I_ShipObjectType is a basic CDS view in SAP S/4HANA. Ship Type It contains 4 fields.

Which tables does I_ShipObjectType read from?

I_ShipObjectType reads data from: tcms_shp_typ.

What VDM layer is I_ShipObjectType?

I_ShipObjectType is classified as a Basic (interface) view providing a 1:1 representation of a database table.

I_ShipObjectType

DDL: I_SHIPOBJECTTYPE Type: view BASIC Package: CMS_VDM

4 Fields 1 Data Sources 2 Associations

Ship Type

I_ShipObjectType (Basic)

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Cross Applications

I_ShipObjectType is a Basic CDS View (Dimension) that provides data about "Ship Type" in SAP S/4HANA. It reads from 1 data source (tcms_shp_typ) and exposes 4 fields with key field ShipObjectType. It has 2 associations to related views. Part of development package CMS_VDM.

SAP Help Documentation

Category	Other Scenarios Supported in Collateral Management
Data Category	Dimension
Status	Released
Data Extraction Type	Full Extraction
Corresponding DataSource	ISHIPOBJTYPE

Purpose
This CDS view provides the prerequisites to answer the following business question: What is the ship type?

Prerequisites
Not applicable

Structure
Measures and attributes An important measure and attribute is ShipObjectType.

SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) Extraction
Note The corresponding DataSource (Extractor) and this CDS view may have different functionalities. For details about the DataSource, see the related documentation on the SAP Help Portal at https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/BI_CONTENT_757 under Use SAP Library BI Content .

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SAP API Hub

Category	Basic
State	C1
Line of Business	Cross Applications
Application Component	FS-CMS
Capabilities	Data Source for Data Extraction,Association Target for Defining CDS Entities,Data Source for Defining CDS Entities,Analytical Dimension,Data Source in SQL Select
Extensible (Key User)	No
Extensible (Developer)	No
Release State (Key User)	Released
Release State (Developer)	Not Released
Package	Cross Applications for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

Documentation

Analytics with CDS Views — Build Analytics for S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ABAP CDS views replicated to SAP Cloud Platform
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Custom Communication Scenarios — Create custom communication scenarios to configure custom communication arrangement
Key User Extensibility Tools — The Key User Extensibility Tools of S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA Extensibility — SAP S/4HANA Extensibility Tutorial
VDM View Types — The Virtual Data Model in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
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Data Sources (1)

Source	Alias	Join Type
tcms_shp_typ	tcms_shp_typ	from

Associations (2)

Cardinality	Target	Alias	Condition
[0..*]	I_ShipObjectTypeText	_Text	`$projection.ShipObjectType = _Text.ShipObjectType`
[0..1]	I_CollateralProcessControlKey	_CollateralProcessControlKey	`$projection.CollateralProcessControlKey = _CollateralProcessControlKey.CollateralProcessControlKey and _CollateralProcessControlKey.CollateralProcessCtrlObj = 'OMS'`

Annotations (15)

Name	Value	Level
AbapCatalog.sqlViewName	ISHIPOBJTYPE	view
AbapCatalog.compiler.compareFilter	true	view
AbapCatalog.preserveKey	true	view
AccessControl.authorizationCheck	#NOT_REQUIRED	view
ObjectModel.usageType.serviceQuality	A	view
ObjectModel.usageType.sizeCategory	S	view
ObjectModel.usageType.dataClass	CUSTOMIZING	view
ObjectModel.representativeKey	ShipObjectType	view
VDM.viewType	#BASIC	view
Analytics.dataCategory	#DIMENSION	view
Analytics.internalName	#LOCAL	view
Analytics.dataExtraction.enabled	true	view
Metadata.ignorePropagatedAnnotations	true	view
ClientHandling.algorithm	#SESSION_VARIABLE	view
EndUserText.label	Ship Type	view

Fields (4)

Key	Field	Source Field	Description
KEY	ShipObjectType	shp_type	Ship Type
	CollateralProcessControlKey	proc_cky	Process Control Key
	_Text	_Text
	_CollateralProcessControlKey	_CollateralProcessControlKey

Derived SQL interpretation, reconstructed from the parsed view metadata (data sources, associations, and field mappings). SAP annotations are omitted and the structure is reformulated as SQL — this is a functional approximation, not the verbatim SAP source.

-- Derived SQL interpretation of CDS view I_ShipObjectType.
-- Reconstructed from parsed metadata (data sources, associations, fields).
-- SAP annotations are omitted and the structure is reformulated as SQL;
-- this is a functional approximation, not the verbatim SAP source. Some join
-- conditions may be unavailable and a few CDS constructs are kept as-is.

CREATE VIEW I_ShipObjectType AS
SELECT
  shp_type AS ShipObjectType,
  proc_cky AS CollateralProcessControlKey
FROM tcms_shp_typ
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_ShipObjectTypeText AS _Text ON ShipObjectType = _Text.ShipObjectType  -- association [0..*]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_CollateralProcessControlKey AS _CollateralProcessControlKey ON CollateralProcessControlKey = _CollateralProcessControlKey.CollateralProcessControlKey AND _CollateralProcessControlKey.CollateralProcessCtrlObj = 'OMS'  -- association [0..1]
;

Depth:

I_ShipObjectType view

tcms_shp_typ