DBFIELD SAP (Field description for database tables) Structure details
Description: Field description for database tables
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DBFIELD 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 "Field description for database tables" 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_DBFIELD TYPE DBFIELD.
The DBFIELD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Field description for database tables data available in SAP. These include COLUMN (Position of the field in the table), KEYFLAG (Identifies a key field of a table), KEYPOS (Position of the index column within the indexes (1,2..)), TYPE (Database type).. 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 DBFIELD 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 |
| NAME | Name of the DB field | DBFIELDNAM | CHAR | 30 | DBFIELDNAM | ||||
| COLUMN | Position of the field in the table | TABFDPOS | NUMC | 4 | AS4POS | ||||
| KEYFLAG | Identifies a key field of a table | KEYFLAG | CHAR | 1 | KEYFLAG | ||||
| KEYPOS | Position of the index column within the indexes (1,2..) | KEYPOS | NUMC | 4 | KEYPOS | ||||
| TYPE | Database type | DBTYPE | CHAR | 20 | DBTYPE | ||||
| LENGTH | Length (No. of Characters) | DDLENG | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| DECIMALS | Number of Decimal Places | DECIMALS | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| NULLABLE | Null values allowed | NULLABLE | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| DEFAULTVAL | Default value for a DB column | DEFAULT_VA | CHAR | 75 | DEFAULT_VA | ||||
| DEFAULTPFX | Prefix/Suffix for a DB default value | DEFAULTPFX | CHAR | 3 | SYCHAR03 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DBFIELD using ABAP code?
As DBFIELD 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 DBFIELD as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DBFIELD
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DBFIELD 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