HOSTENTRY SAP (Display entries in table THOST) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Display entries in table THOST




ABAP Code to SELECT data from HOSTENTRY
Related tables to HOSTENTRY
Access table HOSTENTRY




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

HOSTENTRY 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 "Display entries in table THOST" 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_HOSTENTRY TYPE HOSTENTRY.

The HOSTENTRY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Display entries in table THOST data available in SAP. These include PHOST1 (Physical host name), PHOST2 (Physical host name).. 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: Not classified


SAP HOSTENTRY 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
SHOSTSymbolic host name SHOSTCHAR8SHOST
PHOST1Physical host name PHOSTCHAR64PHOST
PHOST2Physical host name PHOSTCHAR64PHOST

Key field Non-key field



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

As HOSTENTRY 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 HOSTENTRY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table HOSTENTRY

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about HOSTENTRY 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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