SAP DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET Function Module for DD: Compute key, data and total length of a table

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DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET is a standard dd tabl length get SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used for DD: Compute key, data and total length of a table processing and below is the pattern details for this FM, showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc. there is also a full "cut and paste" ABAP pattern code example, along with implementation ABAP coding, documentation and contribution comments specific to this or related objects.

See here to view full function module documentation and code listing for dd tabl length get FM, simply by entering the name DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: SDTC
Program Name: SAPLSDTC
Main Program: SAPLSDTC
Appliation area: S
Release date: 08-Dec-1997
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
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Function DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET pattern details

In-order to call this FM within your sap programs, simply using the below ABAP pattern details to trigger the function call...or see the full ABAP code listing at the end of this article. You can simply cut and paste this code into your ABAP progrom as it is, including variable declarations.

CALL FUNCTION 'DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET'"DD: Compute key, data and total length of a table
  EXPORTING
   TABNAME =  "Table Name
*  DD02V_WA =  "Table Header
*  INCL_ALIGN = ' ' "'':DD length, 'X':nametab length with alignment

 IMPORTING
   DATALENGTH =  "Data Length
   KEYLENGTH =  "Key length
   TABLELENGTH =  "Table length

TABLES
   DD03P_TAB =  "Table Fields

EXCEPTIONS
   WRONG_TABNAME = 1    OP_FAILURE = 2 

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IMPORTING Parameters details for DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET

TABNAME - Table Name

Data type: DD02L-TABNAME
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

DD02V_WA - Table Header

Data type: DD02V
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

INCL_ALIGN - '':DD length, 'X':nametab length with alignment

Data type: DDREFSTRUC-BOOL
Default: ' '
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXPORTING Parameters details for DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET

DATALENGTH - Data Length

Data type: DD03P-INTLEN
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

KEYLENGTH - Key length

Data type: DD03P-INTLEN
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

TABLELENGTH - Table length

Data type: DD03P-INTLEN
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

TABLES Parameters details for DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET

DD03P_TAB - Table Fields

Data type: DD03P
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXCEPTIONS details

WRONG_TABNAME - Wrong Table Name

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

OP_FAILURE -

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

Copy and paste ABAP code example for DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET Function Module

The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module POPUP_TO_CONFIRM including all data declarations. The code uses the original data declarations rather than the latest in-line data DECLARATION SYNTAX but I have included an ABAP code snippet at the end to show how declarations would look using the newer method of declaring data variables on the fly. This will allow you to compare and fully understand the new inline method. Please note some of the newer syntax such as the @DATA is not available until a later 4.70 service pack (SP8), which i why i have stuck to the origianl for this example.

ABAP code using 7.40 inline data declarations to call FM DD_TABL_LENGTH_GET

The below ABAP code uses the newer in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. Please note some of the newer syntax below, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.

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