/BDL/TABHEAD SAP (Headerinfo for tables/structures) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Headerinfo for tables/structures




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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

/BDL/TABHEAD 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 "Headerinfo for tables/structures" 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_/BDL/TABHEAD TYPE /BDL/TABHEAD.

The /BDL/TABHEAD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Headerinfo for tables/structures data available in SAP. These include AS4LOCAL (Single-Character Indicator), CONTFLAG (Single-Character Indicator), TABCLASS (Character field, 8 characters long), AS4USER (Character field length 12).. 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 /BDL/TABHEAD 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
TABNAME30 Characters CHAR30CHAR30CHAR30
AS4LOCALSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
CONTFLAGSingle-Character Indicator CHAR1CHAR1CHAR1
TABCLASSCharacter field, 8 characters long CHAR8CHAR8CHAR8
AS4USER Character field length 120
AS4DATESystem Date SYDATUMDATS8SYDATS
AS4TIMESystem Time SYUZEITTIMS6SYTIME
MASTERLANG Original language in Repository objects0
DDTEXTText 60 characters /BDL/_TEXT60CHAR60CHAR60

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /BDL/TABHEAD using ABAP code?

As /BDL/TABHEAD 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 /BDL/TABHEAD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table /BDL/TABHEAD

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about /BDL/TABHEAD and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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