CDIR SAP (Cluster directory: Structure for IMPORT DIRECTORY) Structure details
Description: Cluster directory: Structure for IMPORT DIRECTORY
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
CDIR 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 "Cluster directory: Structure for IMPORT DIRECTORY" 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_CDIR TYPE CDIR.
The CDIR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Cluster directory: Structure for IMPORT DIRECTORY data available in SAP. These include OTYPE (General Type of Saved Data Object), FTYPE (Data Type of Saved Elementary Data Object), TFILL (No. of Int. Table Rows/Length of String (Bytes) in Cluster), FLENG (Field Length in Cluster (Int. Table: Line Length/String:8)).. 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 CDIR 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 |
NAME | Name of object in cluster | CDIRNAME | CHAR | 30 | CDIRNAME | ||||
OTYPE | General Type of Saved Data Object | CDIROTYPE | CHAR | 1 | CDIROTYPE | ||||
FTYPE | Data Type of Saved Elementary Data Object | CDIRFTYPE | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 | ||||
TFILL | No. of Int. Table Rows/Length of String (Bytes) in Cluster | CDIRTFILL | INT4 | 10 | CDIRTFILL | ||||
FLENG | Field Length in Cluster (Int. Table: Line Length/String:8) | CDIRFLENG | INT2 | 5 | CDIRFLENG |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure CDIR using ABAP code?
As CDIR 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 CDIR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table CDIR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CDIR 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