BILINE SAP (Batch input: long text lines for class) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Batch input: long text lines for class




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

BILINE 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 "Batch input: long text lines for class" 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_BILINE TYPE BILINE.

The BILINE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Batch input: long text lines for class data available in SAP. These include TDFORMAT (Tag column), TDLINE (Text Line).. 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 BILINE 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
STYPEBatch Input Interface Record Type CLSTYPE_BICHAR1CHAR1
TDFORMATTag column TDFORMATCHAR2TDELEMSTYL
TDLINEText Line TDLINECHAR132TDSTXLLINE

Key field Non-key field



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

As BILINE 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 BILINE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table BILINE

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