AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE SAP (ABAP field type) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: ABAP field type




ABAP Code to SELECT data from AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE 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 "ABAP field type" 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_AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE TYPE AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE.

The AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ABAP field type data available in SAP. These include DOMNAME (Domain name), DATATYPE (Data Type in ABAP Dictionary), LENG (Length (No. of Characters)), DECIMALS (Number of Decimal Places).. 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 AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE 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
ROLLNAMEData element (semantic domain) ROLLNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAMEROLDD_DTEL
DOMNAMEDomain name DOMNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainDOMNAMEDD_DOMA
DATATYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
LENGLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
LOWERCASELowercase letters allowed/not allowed LOWERCASECHAR1AS4FLAG

Key field Non-key field



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

As AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE 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 AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table AXT_S_FIELD_TYPE

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