/SDF/FILES_OUT SAP (One line of a file containing additional information) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: One line of a file containing additional information




ABAP Code to SELECT data from /SDF/FILES_OUT
Related tables to /SDF/FILES_OUT
Access table /SDF/FILES_OUT




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

/SDF/FILES_OUT 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 "One line of a file containing additional information" 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_OUT TYPE /SDF/FILES_OUT.

The /SDF/FILES_OUT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about One line of a file containing additional information data available in SAP. These include SYSTEMID (3-Byte field), DESTINATION (Logical Destination (Specified in Function Call)), LINE (One line of a hardware object description ( ST06 )), LINENR (Natural Number).. 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_OUT 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
SYSTEMID3-Byte field CHAR3CHAR3CHAR3
DESTINATIONLogical Destination (Specified in Function Call) RFCDESTCHAR32Assigned to domainRFCDESTRFCF4_RFCDESTYPEALL
LINEOne line of a hardware object description ( ST06 ) SHWODESCR_CHAR256TEXT256
LINENRNatural Number INT4INT410INT4
LENGTHNatural Number INT4INT410INT4
FILENAMEOne line of a hardware object description ( ST06 ) SHWODESCR_CHAR256TEXT256
HOSTName of Application Server MSHOST2CHAR32MSHOST2

Key field Non-key field



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

As /SDF/FILES_OUT 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_OUT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table /SDF/FILES_OUT

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