BAPILAYT SAP (BAPI communication structure: short texts for layout objects) Structure details
Description: BAPI communication structure: short texts for layout objects
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
BAPILAYT 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 "BAPI communication structure: short texts for layout objects" 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_BAPILAYT TYPE BAPILAYT.
The BAPILAYT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about BAPI communication structure: short texts for layout objects data available in SAP. These include ITEM (Identifier for layout area item), LANGU (Language Key), NAME (Material Description (Short Text)), TITLE (Heading).. 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 BAPILAYT 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 |
| AREA | Layout area number | LAYPOSNR | NUMC | 10 | NUMC10 | ||||
| ITEM | Identifier for layout area item | LBPID | NUMC | 10 | NUMC10 | ||||
| LANGU | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| NAME | Material Description (Short Text) | MAKTX | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
| TITLE | Heading | WLMTXT | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BAPILAYT using ABAP code?
As BAPILAYT 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 BAPILAYT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table BAPILAYT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BAPILAYT and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects