/SDF/FILES_INPUT SAP (Overview about files/sections) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Overview about files/sections




ABAP Code to SELECT data from /SDF/FILES_INPUT
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Access table /SDF/FILES_INPUT




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

/SDF/FILES_INPUT 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 "Overview about files/sections" 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_/SDF/FILES_INPUT TYPE /SDF/FILES_INPUT.

The /SDF/FILES_INPUT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Overview about files/sections data available in SAP. These include READMODE (text), AREA (Component the file refers to), SYSTEMID (3-Byte field), DESTINATION (Logical Destination (Specified in Function Call)).. 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 /SDF/FILES_INPUT 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
IDData for tables to call 'SAPOSCOL' INT4_DATAINT410SYST_LONG
READMODEtext ALERTCHAR1CHAR1
AREA Component the file refers to0
SYSTEMID3-Byte field CHAR3CHAR3CHAR3
DESTINATIONLogical Destination (Specified in Function Call) RFCDESTCHAR32Assigned to domainRFCDESTRFCF4_RFCDESTYPEALL
HOSTName of Application Server MSHOST2CHAR32MSHOST2
ERROR Error information0
LINES_READData for tables to call 'SAPOSCOL' INT4_DATAINT410SYST_LONG
FILENAMEOne line of a hardware object description ( ST06 ) SHWODESCR_CHAR256TEXT256
INFO1 More info 10
INFO2 More info 20

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure /SDF/FILES_INPUT using ABAP code?

As /SDF/FILES_INPUT 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 /SDF/FILES_INPUT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table /SDF/FILES_INPUT

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about /SDF/FILES_INPUT 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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