COFIELDS SAP (Interface Structure for Requested Fields) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Interface Structure for Requested Fields




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




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

COFIELDS 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 "Interface Structure for Requested Fields" 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_COFIELDS TYPE COFIELDS.

The COFIELDS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Interface Structure for Requested Fields data available in SAP. These include FIELDNM (Field name).. 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 COFIELDS 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
FIELDNMField name RSFIELDNMCHAR30RSFIELDNM

Key field Non-key field



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

As COFIELDS 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 COFIELDS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table COFIELDS

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