SAP API_TLINE SAPscript: Text Lines Table data and field list

API_TLINE 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 "SAPscript: Text Lines" 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_API_TLINE TYPE API_TLINE.

The API_TLINE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about SAPscript: Text Lines data available in SAP. These include TDNAME (Name), TDID (Text ID), TDSPRAS (Language Key), TDFORMAT (Tag column)... 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. .

API_TLINE structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced

SAP API_TLINE structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the API_TLINE table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.

Field	Description	Data Element	Data Type	length (Dec)	Check table	Conversion Routine	Domain Name	MemoryID	SHLP
TDOBJECT	Texts: Application Object	TDOBJECT	CHAR	10	Assigned to domain		TDOBJECT
TDNAME	Name	TDOBNAME	CHAR	70			TDOBNAME
TDID	Text ID	TDID	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		TDID
TDSPRAS	Language Key	SPRAS	LANG	1	T002	ISOLA	SPRAS	SPR	H_T002
TDFORMAT	Tag column	TDFORMAT	CHAR	2			TDELEMSTYL
TDLINE	Text Line	TDLINE	CHAR	132			TDSTXLLINE

Key field

Non-key field

< API_THEAD - SAPscript: Text Header API_TYP01 - Type matching >

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

As API_TLINE 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 API_TLINE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table API_TLINE

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

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