CHARACTERTEXT_KEY SAP (DML Text Object) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DML Text Object




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




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

CHARACTERTEXT_KEY 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_KEY TYPE CHARACTERTEXT_KEY.

The CHARACTERTEXT_KEY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DML Text Object data available in SAP. These include FRG_GUID (Set GUID), ELEMENT (MDF Text Element, like Set Type), SUBELEM (Subelement (Attribute of Set Type)), SUBOBJECT (Subobject, for example, row key of a set).. 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_KEY 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
CLIENTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
FRG_GUIDSet GUID COMT_FRG_GUIDRAW16SYSUUID
ELEMENTMDF Text Element, like Set Type DML_TEXT_ELEMENTCHAR30DML_TEXT_ELEMENT
SUBELEMSubelement (Attribute of Set Type) DML_TEXT_SUBELEMENTCHAR30DML_TEXT_SUBELEMENT
SUBOBJECTSubobject, for example, row key of a set DML_TEXT_SUBOBJECTNUMC5DML_TEXT_SUBOBJECT
TEXT_TYPEMDF Text Type DML_TEXT_TYPECHAR10DML_TEXT_TYPE
LANGUAGELanguage DML_TEXT_LANGUCHAR2DML_TEXT_LANGU
COUNTRYCountry Key DML_TEXT_COUNTRYCHAR2DML_TEXT_COUNTRY
COUNTERCounter for Multiline Text Types DML_TEXT_COUNTERNUMC5DML_TEXT_COUNTER

Key field Non-key field



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

As CHARACTERTEXT_KEY 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_KEY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CHARACTERTEXT_KEY

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