CATFLIST SAP (Field list with short texts) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Field list with short texts




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CATFLIST
Related tables to CATFLIST
Access table CATFLIST




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

CATFLIST 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 "Field list with short texts" 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_CATFLIST TYPE CATFLIST.

The CATFLIST table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Field list with short texts data available in SAP. These include FTXT (Short Description of Repository Objects), FLEN (Internal field for DD03L-LENGTH), DTYP (Data Type in ABAP Dictionary), DOMNAME (Data element (semantic domain)).. 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 CATFLIST 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
FNAMField name FNAM_____4CHAR132DYNFNAM
FTXTShort Description of Repository Objects AS4TEXTCHAR60AS4TEXT
FLENInternal field for DD03L-LENGTH LENG_CHACHAR7LENG_CHA
DTYPData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
DOMNAMEData element (semantic domain) ROLLNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAMEROLDD_DTEL

Key field Non-key field



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

As CATFLIST 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 CATFLIST as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CATFLIST

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