AIND_FILES SAP (AS: Archive Indexing) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: AS: Archive Indexing




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

AIND_FILES 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 "AS: Archive Indexing" 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_AIND_FILES TYPE AIND_FILES.

The AIND_FILES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about AS: Archive Indexing data available in SAP. These include ARCHIVEKEY (Key for Archive File), ARCHINDEX (Archive Information Structure), AIND_STATU (Fill status of archive file information structure), INDIZIERT (Indicator: archive is indexed with archive info structure).. 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: Not classified


SAP AIND_FILES 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
DOCUMENTArchiving Session Number ADMI_RUN_DCHAR6ADMI_RUN
ARCHIVEKEYKey for Archive File ARKEYCHAR20ARKEY
ARCHINDEXArchive Information Structure AIND_DESCCHAR15Assigned to domainAIND_DESC
AIND_STATUFill status of archive file information structure AIND_STATCHAR1AIND_STATU
INDIZIERTIndicator: archive is indexed with archive info structure AIND_INDEXCHAR1FLAG

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure AIND_FILES using ABAP code?

As AIND_FILES 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 AIND_FILES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table AIND_FILES

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about AIND_FILES 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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