ROEXTRACT SAP (Description of Extraction for a DataSource) Structure details
Description: Description of Extraction for a DataSource
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ROEXTRACT 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 "Description of Extraction for a DataSource" 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_ROEXTRACT TYPE ROEXTRACT.
The ROEXTRACT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Description of Extraction for a DataSource data available in SAP. These include EXTRACTOR (DataSource Extractor), EXSTRUCT (Name of the provider structure for an InfoSource), GENFLAG (DataSource uses generic interfaces), VIRTCUBE (DataSource: Extractor Supports Direct Access).. 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 ROEXTRACT 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 |
EXMETHOD | DataSource Extraction Method | ROEXMETHOD | CHAR | 2 | ROEXMETHOD | ||||
EXTRACTOR | DataSource Extractor | ROEXTRACTO | CHAR | 30 | ROEXTRACTO | RO3 | |||
EXSTRUCT | Name of the provider structure for an InfoSource | ROSTRUC | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
GENFLAG | DataSource uses generic interfaces | ROGENFLAG | CHAR | 1 | ROFLAG | ||||
VIRTCUBE | DataSource: Extractor Supports Direct Access | ROVIRTFL | CHAR | 1 | ROVIRT | ||||
APPENDFLAG | Flag: InfoSource fields were attached at customers | RSCUSTFLAG | CHAR | 1 | X |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ROEXTRACT using ABAP code?
As ROEXTRACT 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 ROEXTRACT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table ROEXTRACT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ROEXTRACT 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