GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG SAP (Field Catalog for RFC Communication) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Field Catalog for RFC Communication




ABAP Code to SELECT data from GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG
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Access table GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Field Catalog for RFC Communication" Information within sap ABAP programs.

This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.

i.e. DATA: wa_GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG TYPE GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG.

The GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Field Catalog for RFC Communication data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (ALV control: Field name of internal table field), TABNAME (LVC tab name), CURRENCY (ALV control: Currency unit), CFIELDNAME (ALV control: Field name for currency unit referenced).. 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:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG structure 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
COL_POSALV control: Output column LVC_COLPOSINT410
FIELDNAMEALV control: Field name of internal table field LVC_FNAMECHAR30CHAR30
TABNAMELVC tab name LVC_TNAMECHAR30
CURRENCYALV control: Currency unit LVC_CURRCHAR5CHAR5
CFIELDNAMEALV control: Field name for currency unit referenced LVC_CFNAMECHAR30CHAR30
QUANTITYALV control: Unit of measure LVC_QUANCHAR3CHAR3
QFIELDNAMEALV control: Field name for unit of measure referenced LVC_QFNAMECHAR30CHAR30
IFIELDNAMEALV control: Field name of internal table field LVC_FNAMECHAR30CHAR30
DATATYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
INTTYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
INTLENInternal Length in Bytes INTLENNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
COLTEXTField description GRFN_AMFIELDDESCCHAR60TEXT60
OUTPUTLENALV control: Column width in characters LVC_OUTLENNUMC6DDLENG
REF_FIELDALV control: Reference field name for internal table field LVC_RFNAMECHAR30CHAR30
REF_TABLEALV control: Reference table name for internal table field LVC_RTNAMECHAR30CHAR30
SCRTEXT_LLong Field Label SCRTEXT_LCHAR40SCRTEXT_L
SCRTEXT_MMedium Field Label SCRTEXT_MCHAR20SCRTEXT_M
SCRTEXT_SShort Field Label SCRTEXT_SCHAR10SCRTEXT_S
COLDDICTXTALV control: Determine DDIC text reference LVC_DDICTCHAR1CHAR1
SELDDICTXTALV control: Determine DDIC text reference LVC_DDICTCHAR1CHAR1
TIPDDICTXTALV control: Determine DDIC text reference LVC_DDICTCHAR1CHAR1
ANALYZEDFIELDAnalysis Field GRFN_ANALYZEDFIELDCHAR1GRFN_ANALYZEDFIELD

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG using ABAP code?

As GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about GRFN_S_FIELDCATALOG and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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