ROOSMETHDS SAP (DataSource Methods) Structure details
Description: DataSource Methods
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
ROOSMETHDS 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 "DataSource Methods" 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_ROOSMETHDS TYPE ROOSMETHDS.
The ROOSMETHDS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DataSource Methods data available in SAP. These include BEFOREXP (Function name), MAINTAIN (DataSource Event Maintenance), CHECKDS (Function name), SAVEDS (Save Event of a DataSource).. 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 ROOSMETHDS 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 |
| AFTERIMP | After-Import Methods of a DataSource | AFTERIMP | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | |||
| BEFOREXP | Function name | FUNCNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | LIB | ||
| MAINTAIN | DataSource Event Maintenance | MAINTAINDS | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | |||
| CHECKDS | Function name | FUNCNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | LIB | ||
| SAVEDS | Save Event of a DataSource | SAVEDS | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | |||
| TRANSPDS | Transport Event of a DataSource | TRSANSPDS | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | |||
| DELETE_DS | Deletion of Datasource | DELETE_DS | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | |||
| RESETDELTA | Function Module for Invalidatin a Delta Update | ROOSFDELTA | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | |||
| APPL_PROP | Function name | FUNCNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | LIB | ||
| ACTIVATE | Activate DataSource Event | ROACTIVATE | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | |||
| ZDD_REPLAY | DataSource Event: Replay for Zero Downtime Delta | ROREPLAYZD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure ROOSMETHDS using ABAP code?
As ROOSMETHDS 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 ROOSMETHDS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table ROOSMETHDS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ROOSMETHDS 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