SAP CEC04 Transfer Structure for Freely-Defined Entries Table data and field list

CEC04 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 "Transfer Structure for Freely-Defined Entries" 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_CEC04 TYPE CEC04.

The CEC04 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for Freely-Defined Entries data available in SAP. These include TABNAME (Table Name), FNAM (Field Name), LOW (CO-PA characteristic value)... 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. .

CEC04 structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP CEC04 structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the CEC04 table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
SEL_LINEString for selection screen SEL_STRINGCHAR70CHAR70
TABNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
FNAMField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
LOWCO-PA characteristic value RKB1T_CHARCHAR50KEYID

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure CEC04 using ABAP code?

As CEC04 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 CEC04 as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CEC04

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CEC04 and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).