SOTR_STRNG SAP (Transfer Structure for Texts at Runtime) Structure details
Description: Transfer Structure for Texts at Runtime
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
SOTR_STRNG 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 "Transfer Structure for Texts at Runtime" 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_SOTR_STRNG TYPE SOTR_STRNG.
The SOTR_STRNG table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for Texts at Runtime data available in SAP. These include CONCEPT (Key for Logical Object in the OTR), LFD_NUM (Sequence Number in the OTR), ALIAS_NAME (Unique Alias Name for OTR Concept), LENGTH (Length of String in the OTR).. 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 SOTR_STRNG 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 |
CONCEPT | Key for Logical Object in the OTR | SOTR_CONC | CHAR | 32 | SYSUUID_C | ||||
LFD_NUM | Sequence Number in the OTR | SOTR_NUM | NUMC | 4 | |||||
ALIAS_NAME | Unique Alias Name for OTR Concept | SOTR_ALIAS | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
LENGTH | Length of String in the OTR | SOTR_SLENG | INT2 | 5 | |||||
LANGU | Language Key | SYLANGU | LANG | 1 | ISOLA | SYLANGU | |||
TEXT | Long Text in the OTR (String) | SOTR_TXTL | STRG | 0 | SOTR_TXTL |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure SOTR_STRNG using ABAP code?
As SOTR_STRNG 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 SOTR_STRNG as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table SOTR_STRNG
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about SOTR_STRNG 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