COMPONENT_NAMES SAP (Structure of Component Names (Including Layer)) Structure details
Description: Structure of Component Names (Including Layer)
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Access table COMPONENT_NAMES
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
COMPONENT_NAMES 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 "Structure of Component Names (Including Layer)" 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_COMPONENT_NAMES TYPE COMPONENT_NAMES.
The COMPONENT_NAMES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure of Component Names (Including Layer) data available in SAP. These include LAYERNAME (30 Characters), ASSIGNED_COMP (Character field, length 70).. 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 COMPONENT_NAMES 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 |
| PREFIX | 30 Characters | CHAR30 | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| LAYERNAME | 30 Characters | CHAR30 | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| ASSIGNED_COMP | Character field, length 70 | CHAR70 | CHAR | 70 | CHAR70 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure COMPONENT_NAMES using ABAP code?
As COMPONENT_NAMES 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 COMPONENT_NAMES as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table COMPONENT_NAMES
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about COMPONENT_NAMES and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects