CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR SAP (DDIC-style technical field description) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DDIC-style technical field description




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR
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Access table CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR




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

CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR 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 "DDIC-style technical field description" 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_CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR TYPE CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR.

The CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DDIC-style technical field description data available in SAP. These include INT_LENGTH (Internal Length in Bytes), DDIC_TYPE (Data Type in ABAP Dictionary), DDIC_LENGTH (Length (No. of Characters)), DECIMALS (Number of Decimal Places).. 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR 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
INT_TYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
INT_LENGTHInternal Length in Bytes INTLENNUMC6DDLENG
DDIC_TYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
DDIC_LENGTHLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
SEQNUMSequence Number DMC_SEQNUMNUMC5DMC_SEQ_NUM
FIELD_NAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
LOWERCASELowercase letters allowed/not allowed LOWERCASECHAR1AS4FLAG

Key field Non-key field



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

As CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR 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 CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CNV_MBT_PIFD_DD_FIELD_DESCR

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