API_VALUE_F4 SAP (Values for F4 Help) Structure details
Description: Values for F4 Help
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
API_VALUE_F4 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 "Values for F4 Help" 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_API_VALUE_F4 TYPE API_VALUE_F4.
The API_VALUE_F4 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Values for F4 Help data available in SAP. These include ATFOR (Data type of characteristic), MSEHI (Unit of Measurement), ATZHL (Int counter), ATWRT (Characteristic Value).. 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 API_VALUE_F4 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 |
| ATINN | Internal characteristic | ATINN | NUMC | 10 | Assigned to domain | ATINN | ATINN | ||
| ATFOR | Data type of characteristic | ATFOR | CHAR | 4 | ATFOR | ||||
| MSEHI | Unit of Measurement | MSEHI | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| ATZHL | Int counter | ATZHL | NUMC | 4 | ATZHL | ||||
| ATWRT | Characteristic Value | ATWRT | CHAR | 30 | ATWRT | ||||
| ATWTB | Characteristic value description | ATWTB | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| ATFLV | Internal floating point from | ATFLV | FLTP | 16(16) | FLTP | ||||
| ATAWE | Unit of Measurement | MSEHI | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| ATFLB | Internal floating point value to | ATFLB | FLTP | 16(16) | FLTP | ||||
| ATAW1 | Unit of Measurement | MSEHI | UNIT | 3 | Assigned to domain | CUNIT | MEINS | ||
| ATCOD | Code for value dependency | ATCOD | CHAR | 1 | ATCOD | ||||
| ATSTD | Default value | ATSTD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| VARCOND | Variant condition | VARCOND | CHAR | 26 | Assigned to domain | VARCON | |||
| VARCOND_TXT | Description | BEZEI40 | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
| LTXT_NAME | Name | TDOBNAME | CHAR | 70 | TDOBNAME | ||||
| DOKNR | Document number | DOKNR | CHAR | 25 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | DOKNR | CV1 | |
| DOKAR | Document Type | DOKAR | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | DOKAR | CV2 | ||
| DOKTL | Document Part | DOKTL_D | CHAR | 3 | DOKTL | CV4 | |||
| DOKVR | Document Version | DOKVR | CHAR | 2 | DOKVR | CV3 | |||
| SELECTED | Value Is Set | 0 | |||||||
| ATAUT | Classification: Author | ATAUT | CHAR | 1 | ATAUT | ||||
| INCO | Value Is Inconsistent | 0 | |||||||
| EXCLUDED | Value Is Excluded by Object Dependencies | 0 | |||||||
| ATZHH | Int. counter for value hierarchy | ATZHH | NUMC | 4 | ATZHL | ||||
| ATWHI | Indicator that Subordinate Values Exist | ATWHI | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| DISPLAY_ORDER | Row Index of Internal Tables | SYTABIX | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure API_VALUE_F4 using ABAP code?
As API_VALUE_F4 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 API_VALUE_F4 as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table API_VALUE_F4
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about API_VALUE_F4 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