CFCONTROL_DEF SAP (Structure for Control Output Control) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for Control Output Control




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




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

CFCONTROL_DEF 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 "Structure for Control Output Control" 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_CFCONTROL_DEF TYPE CFCONTROL_DEF.

The CFCONTROL_DEF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for Control Output Control data available in SAP. These include DOC_ID (Business Document Service: Document ID), STYLE (Layout for output with controls).. 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 CFCONTROL_DEF 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
CONTROL_FLAGFlag for Output Options for List / Controls / Object List CF_CONTROL_FLAGCHAR1CONTROL_FLAGCONTROL_FLAG
DOC_IDBusiness Document Service: Document ID BDS_DOCIDCHAR42CHAR42
STYLELayout for output with controls CF_CONTROL_STYLEINT410CONTROL_STYLE

Key field Non-key field



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

As CFCONTROL_DEF 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 CFCONTROL_DEF as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CFCONTROL_DEF

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