CFELEMENTS SAP (Internal table for rows/columns) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Internal table for rows/columns




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

CFELEMENTS 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 "Internal table for rows/columns" 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_CFELEMENTS TYPE CFELEMENTS.

The CFELEMENTS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Internal table for rows/columns data available in SAP. These include SWAHL (Current sequence of dimension 1), TXTKZ (Short text), TXTMT (Description), TXTLG (Description).. 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 CFELEMENTS 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
AUSWAHLSelection CFAUSWAHLCHAR1CFAUSWAHL
SWAHLCurrent sequence of dimension 1 CFSWAHL1INT410CFINT4
TXTKZShort text RKE_TEXTKZCHAR10TEXT10
TXTMTDescription RKE_TEXTMTCHAR20TEXT20
TXTLGDescription RKE_TEXTLGCHAR40TEXT40
ELNR1Element number of a structure RKE_ELNRNUMC4NUMC4
ELNR2Element number of a structure RKE_ELNRNUMC4NUMC4

Key field Non-key field



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

As CFELEMENTS 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 CFELEMENTS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CFELEMENTS

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