SAP CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE Name/Value Pair, e.g., for Aliases Table data and field list

CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE 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 "Name/Value Pair, e.g., for Aliases" 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_CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE TYPE CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE.

The CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Name/Value Pair, e.g., for Aliases data available in SAP. These include VALUE (String in API tables, as no strings in 4.5B tables)... 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. .

CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE 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 CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE 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
NAMEString in API tables, as no strings in 4.5B tables CFX_API_T_STRINGCHAR255CFX_API_T_STRING
VALUEString in API tables, as no strings in 4.5B tables CFX_API_T_STRINGCHAR255CFX_API_T_STRING

Key field Non-key field



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

As CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE 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 CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CFX_API_TS_NAME_VALUE

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

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