ICON SAP (Icons table) Table details
Dictionary Type: Table
Description: Icons table
Description: Icons table
Table field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ICON is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Icons table data and is available within R/3 SAP systems depending on the version and release level.
The ICON table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Icons table data available in SAP. These include NAME (Name of an Icon), OLENG (Icon: Output length), BUTTON (Icon suitable for pushbutton), STATUS (Icon suitable for status display).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .
Delivery Class: S - System table, maint. only by SAP, change = modificationDisplay/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified
Text table = ICONT
SAP ICON table fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
ID | Icon in text fields (substitute display, alias) | ICON_D | CHAR | 4 | ICON | ||||
NAME | Name of an Icon | ICONNAME | CHAR | 30 | ICONNAME | ||||
OLENG | Icon: Output length | ICONLENGTH | INT1 | 3 | ICONLENGTH | ||||
BUTTON | Icon suitable for pushbutton | ICON_B | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
STATUS | Icon suitable for status display | ICON_S | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
MESSAGE | Icon suitable for message | ICON_M | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
FUNCTION | Icon suitable for function key | ICON_F | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
TEXTFIELD | Icon suitable key word | ICON_T | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
INTERNAL | Icon internal format | ICON_INT | CHAR | 8 | ICON_INT | ||||
LOCKED | Locked icons | ICON_L | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
I_CLASS | Icon class (system, special, ...) | ICON_CLASS | NUMC | 1 | NUMC01 | ||||
I_GROUP | Icon group (message, function ...) | ICON_GROUP | NUMC | 1 | NUMC01 | ||||
I_MEMBER | Icon classification | ICON_MEM | NUMC | 2 | NUMC02 |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP table ICON using ABAP code
The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on ICON to SELECT all data from the tableDATA: WA_ICON TYPE ICON.
SELECT SINGLE *
FROM ICON
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_ICON
WHERE...
How to access SAP table ICON
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ICON and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects