/SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA SAP (Table Column Metadata Structure) Structure details
Description: Table Column Metadata Structure
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
/SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA 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 "Table Column Metadata Structure" 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_/SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA TYPE /SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA.
The /SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Table Column Metadata Structure data available in SAP. These include CONTENT_ID (BORF Content ID), FIELD_NAME (Structure Field Name for Metadata Handling in PDO layer), VISIBLE (BORF Attribute Property Visible), REQUIRED (BORF Attribute Property Required).. 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 /SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA 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 |
| SET_TYPE | Business Object Set Type | /SAPSRM/PDO_SET_TYPE | CHAR | 5 | Assigned to domain | /SAPSRM/PDO_SET_TYPE | |||
| CONTENT_ID | BORF Content ID | /SAPPSSRM/BORF_CONTENT_ID | CHAR | 32 | /SAPPSSRM/BORF_CONTENT_ID | ||||
| FIELD_NAME | Structure Field Name for Metadata Handling in PDO layer | /SAPSRM/PDO_META_FIELD_NAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| VISIBLE | BORF Attribute Property Visible | /SAPPSSRM/RF_MD_VISIBLE | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | /SAPPSSRM/BORF_XFIELD | |||
| REQUIRED | BORF Attribute Property Required | /SAPPSSRM/RF_MD_REQUIRED | CHAR | 1 | Assigned to domain | /SAPPSSRM/BORF_XFIELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA using ABAP code?
As /SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA 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 /SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table /SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about /SAPPSSRM/S_COLUMN_METADATA and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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