CHARACTERTEXT_DATA SAP (DML Text Object) Structure details
Description: DML Text Object
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Access table CHARACTERTEXT_DATA
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
CHARACTERTEXT_DATA 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 "DML Text Object" 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_CHARACTERTEXT_DATA TYPE CHARACTERTEXT_DATA.
The CHARACTERTEXT_DATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DML Text Object data available in SAP. These include SHORT (Description), SHORT_CAP (Description, Uppercase), LONG_ID (Long Text Key), OBJECT_ID (Object GUID).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP CHARACTERTEXT_DATA 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 |
| POS_COUNT | Sort Order | DML_TEXT_POSITION | NUMC | 5 | DML_TEXT_POSITION | ||||
| SHORT | Description | DML_TEXT_SHORT | SSTR | 255 | DML_TEXT_SHORT | ||||
| SHORT_CAP | Description, Uppercase | DML_TEXT_SHORT_CAPS | SSTR | 255 | DML_TEXT_SHORT_CAPS | ||||
| LONG_ID | Long Text Key | DML_TEXT_LONG | RAW | 16 | DML_TEXT_LONG | ||||
| OBJECT_ID | Object GUID | DML_OBJECT | RAW | 16 | DML_OBJECT | ||||
| DOCUMENTS | Document Key | DML_DOCKEY | RAW | 16 | DML_DOCKEY | ||||
| ECM_COUNT | Change Management Counter | DML_ECM_COUNT | NUMC | 5 | DML_ECM_COUNT | ||||
| ECM_DEL | Deletion Indicator | DML_ECM_DEL | CHAR | 1 | DML_ECM_DEL | ||||
| LINE_ID | Row Key | DML_LINE_ID | NUMC | 5 | DML_LINE_ID |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure CHARACTERTEXT_DATA using ABAP code?
As CHARACTERTEXT_DATA 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 CHARACTERTEXT_DATA as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table CHARACTERTEXT_DATA
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about CHARACTERTEXT_DATA and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
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