I_VIEWBROWSER
CDS View Browser
I_VIEWBROWSER is a CDS View that provides data about "CDS View Browser" in SAP S/4HANA. It reads from 2 data sources (I_VDMPRIVATE_CDS, ddddlsrc) and exposes 21 fields with key field CDSView. It has 13 associations to related views. Part of development package S_ESH_VB.
Data Sources (2)
| Source | Alias | Join Type |
|---|---|---|
| I_VDMPRIVATE_CDS | _privateCDS | left_outer |
| ddddlsrc | ddddlsrc | from |
Associations (13)
| Cardinality | Target | Alias | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| [0..1] | dd02b | _dd02b | ddddlsrc.ddlname = _dd02b.strucobjn and _dd02b.as4local = 'A' |
| [0..1] | dd02bnd | _dd02bnd | ddddlsrc.ddlname = _dd02bnd.strucobjn and _dd02bnd.nodename = '.NODE1' and _dd02bnd.as4local = 'A' |
| [0..1] | ddddlsrct | _cdsDescription | ddddlsrc.ddlname = _cdsDescription.ddlname and _cdsDescription.as4local = 'A' and _cdsDescription.ddlanguage = $session.system_language |
| [0..1] | I_RELEASESTATE | _cdsApiState | ddddlsrc.ddlname = _cdsApiState.ObjectId |
| [0..1] | I_OBJECTHEADERANNO | _modelingPattern | $projection.CDSView = _modelingPattern.CDSView and _modelingPattern.HeaderAnnotation = 'OBJECTMODEL.MODELINGPATTERN' |
| [0..1] | I_OBJECTHEADERANNO | _supportedCapabilities | $projection.CDSView = _supportedCapabilities.CDSView and _supportedCapabilities.HeaderAnnotation = 'OBJECTMODEL.SUPPORTEDCAPABILITIES' |
| [0..1] | I_OBJECTHEADERANNO | _sapObjectNodeType | $projection.CDSView = _sapObjectNodeType.CDSView and _sapObjectNodeType.HeaderAnnotation = 'OBJECTMODEL.SAPOBJECTNODETYPE.NAME' |
| [0..1] | I_BUSINESSCONTEXT | _businessContext | ddddlsrc.ddlname = _businessContext.CdsViewName |
| [0..1] | I_FIELDENTITY | _fieldEntity | ddddlsrc.ddlname = _fieldEntity.CDSView |
| [0..1] | I_CDSAPPCOMPONENT | _applicationComponent | ddddlsrc.ddlname = _applicationComponent.CDSView |
| [0..1] | I_BUSINESSFEATURE_SW | _businessFeature | ddddlsrc.ddlname = _businessFeature.CDSView and _businessFeature.AnnotationName = 'FEATURE' |
| [0..1] | I_DIRECTBASEOBJECTS_V1CDS | _directBaseObjectsV1 | $projection.CDSView = _directBaseObjectsV1.Ddlname |
| [0..1] | I_DIRECTBASEOBJECTS_V2CDS | _directBaseObjectsV2 | $projection.CDSView = _directBaseObjectsV2.Ddlname |
Annotations (6)
| Name | Value | Level | Field |
|---|---|---|---|
| AccessControl.authorizationCheck | #NOT_REQUIRED | view | |
| EndUserText.label | CDS View Browser | view | |
| Metadata.ignorePropagatedAnnotations | true | view | |
| ObjectModel.usageType.serviceQuality | #X | view | |
| ObjectModel.usageType.sizeCategory | #S | view | |
| ObjectModel.usageType.dataClass | #MIXED | view |
Fields (21)
| Key | Field | Source Table | Source Field | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEY | CDSView | ddddlsrc | ddlname | DDL Source Name |
| CDSViewRaw | _dd02b | strucobjn_raw | DD: Original Name of a Struct. Obj. (e.g. Entity, Context) | |
| CDSDescription | _cdsDescription | ddtext | Short text | |
| ApplicationComponent | _applicationComponent | ApplicationComponent | ||
| ApplicationComponentDesc | _applicationComponent | ApplicationComponentDesc | ||
| FieldName | _fieldEntity | Fieldname | UI Group FieldName | |
| FieldDescription | _fieldEntity | FieldDescription | ||
| ReleaseContract | _cdsApiState | CompatibilityContract | ||
| ReleaseContractDesc | _cdsApiState | ReleaseContractDesc | ||
| ReleaseState | _cdsApiState | ReleaseState | ||
| ModelingPatternValue | _modelingPattern | HeaderAnnotationValue | ||
| ModelingPatternDesc | _modelingPattern | Description | Well Code Des. | |
| SupportedCapabilitiesValue | _supportedCapabilities | HeaderAnnotationValue | ||
| SupportedCapabilitiesDesc | _supportedCapabilities | Description | Well Code Des. | |
| SAPObjectNodeType | _sapObjectNodeType | HeaderAnnotationRaw | ||
| BusinessContext | _businessContext | BusinessContext | ||
| BusinessContextDesc | _businessContext | BusinessContextDesc | ||
| ExtensionIncludeViewName | _businessContext | ExtensionInclViewName | ||
| FeatureAnnoValue | _businessFeature | AnnotationValue | Value from table | |
| CDSV2DirectBaseObject | _directBaseObjectsV2 | CDSV2BaseObject | ||
| CDSV1DirectBaseObject | _directBaseObjectsV1 | CDSV1BaseObject |
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_VIEWBROWSER.
-- 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_VIEWBROWSER AS
SELECT
ddddlsrc.ddlname AS CDSView,
_dd02b.strucobjn_raw AS CDSViewRaw,
_cdsDescription.ddtext AS CDSDescription,
_applicationComponent.ApplicationComponent AS ApplicationComponent,
_applicationComponent.ApplicationComponentDesc AS ApplicationComponentDesc,
_fieldEntity.Fieldname AS FieldName,
_fieldEntity.FieldDescription AS FieldDescription,
_cdsApiState.CompatibilityContract AS ReleaseContract,
_cdsApiState.ReleaseContractDesc AS ReleaseContractDesc,
_cdsApiState.ReleaseState AS ReleaseState,
_modelingPattern.HeaderAnnotationValue AS ModelingPatternValue,
_modelingPattern.Description AS ModelingPatternDesc,
_supportedCapabilities.HeaderAnnotationValue AS SupportedCapabilitiesValue,
_supportedCapabilities.Description AS SupportedCapabilitiesDesc,
_sapObjectNodeType.HeaderAnnotationRaw AS SAPObjectNodeType,
_businessContext.BusinessContext AS BusinessContext,
_businessContext.BusinessContextDesc AS BusinessContextDesc,
_businessContext.ExtensionInclViewName AS ExtensionIncludeViewName,
_businessFeature.AnnotationValue AS FeatureAnnoValue,
_directBaseObjectsV2.CDSV2BaseObject AS CDSV2DirectBaseObject,
_directBaseObjectsV1.CDSV1BaseObject AS CDSV1DirectBaseObject
FROM ddddlsrc
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_VDMPRIVATE_CDS AS _privateCDS ON /* join condition not captured in parsed metadata */
LEFT OUTER JOIN dd02b AS _dd02b ON ddddlsrc.ddlname = _dd02b.strucobjn AND _dd02b.as4local = 'A' -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN dd02bnd AS _dd02bnd ON ddddlsrc.ddlname = _dd02bnd.strucobjn AND _dd02bnd.nodename = '.NODE1' AND _dd02bnd.as4local = 'A' -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN ddddlsrct AS _cdsDescription ON ddddlsrc.ddlname = _cdsDescription.ddlname AND _cdsDescription.as4local = 'A' AND _cdsDescription.ddlanguage = $session.system_language -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_RELEASESTATE AS _cdsApiState ON ddddlsrc.ddlname = _cdsApiState.ObjectId -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_OBJECTHEADERANNO AS _modelingPattern ON CDSView = _modelingPattern.CDSView AND _modelingPattern.HeaderAnnotation = 'OBJECTMODEL.MODELINGPATTERN' -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_OBJECTHEADERANNO AS _supportedCapabilities ON CDSView = _supportedCapabilities.CDSView AND _supportedCapabilities.HeaderAnnotation = 'OBJECTMODEL.SUPPORTEDCAPABILITIES' -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_OBJECTHEADERANNO AS _sapObjectNodeType ON CDSView = _sapObjectNodeType.CDSView AND _sapObjectNodeType.HeaderAnnotation = 'OBJECTMODEL.SAPOBJECTNODETYPE.NAME' -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_BUSINESSCONTEXT AS _businessContext ON ddddlsrc.ddlname = _businessContext.CdsViewName -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_FIELDENTITY AS _fieldEntity ON ddddlsrc.ddlname = _fieldEntity.CDSView -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_CDSAPPCOMPONENT AS _applicationComponent ON ddddlsrc.ddlname = _applicationComponent.CDSView -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_BUSINESSFEATURE_SW AS _businessFeature ON ddddlsrc.ddlname = _businessFeature.CDSView AND _businessFeature.AnnotationName = 'FEATURE' -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_DIRECTBASEOBJECTS_V1CDS AS _directBaseObjectsV1 ON CDSView = _directBaseObjectsV1.Ddlname -- association [0..1]
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_DIRECTBASEOBJECTS_V2CDS AS _directBaseObjectsV2 ON CDSView = _directBaseObjectsV2.Ddlname -- association [0..1]
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