BDT_DDSTRUCT SAP (Fields of a Table/Structure) Structure details
Description: Fields of a Table/Structure
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
BDT_DDSTRUCT 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 "Fields of a Table/Structure" 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_BDT_DDSTRUCT TYPE BDT_DDSTRUCT.
The BDT_DDSTRUCT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Fields of a Table/Structure data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (Field Name), LENG (Length (No. of Characters)), INTLEN (Internal Length in Bytes), INTTYPE (ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)).. 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 BDT_DDSTRUCT 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 |
| TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| FIELDNAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| LENG | Length (No. of Characters) | DDLENG | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| INTLEN | Internal Length in Bytes | INTLEN | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| INTTYPE | ABAP data type (C,D,N,...) | INTTYPE | CHAR | 1 | INTTYPE | ||||
| OFFSET | Offset of a field | DOFFSET | NUMC | 6 | DOFFSET |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure BDT_DDSTRUCT using ABAP code?
As BDT_DDSTRUCT 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 BDT_DDSTRUCT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table BDT_DDSTRUCT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about BDT_DDSTRUCT 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