CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY SAP (CPF Data Category of Referenced Data Type) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: CPF Data Category of Referenced Data Type




ABAP Code to SELECT data from CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY 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 "CPF Data Category of Referenced Data Type" 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_CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY TYPE CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY.

The CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about CPF Data Category of Referenced Data Type data available in SAP. These include REF_DATA_TYPE (Referenced Data Type), DATA_CATEGORY (Data Type Category), DESCRIPTION (Data Category: Description).. 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 CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY 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
MARKGeneral Flag FLAGCHAR1FLAG
REF_DATA_TYPEReferenced Data Type CPF_REF_DATA_TYPE_PCHAR30
DATA_CATEGORYData Type Category CPF_DATA_CATEGORYCHAR1CPF_DATA_CATEGORY
DESCRIPTIONData Category: Description CPF_DATA_CAT_DESCRCHAR95

Key field Non-key field



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

As CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY 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 CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table CPFS_REF_DATA_CATEGORY

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