DCEIDATCHK SAP (Control String for External Index: Definition Data Selection) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Control String for External Index: Definition Data Selection




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




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

DCEIDATCHK 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 "Control String for External Index: Definition Data Selection" 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_DCEIDATCHK TYPE DCEIDATCHK.

The DCEIDATCHK table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Control String for External Index: Definition Data Selection data available in SAP. These include INDEXIMPOK (Test if index is defined as import parameter), DATTRTABOK (Test if tables parameter DOCATTRTAB exists), DCONTTABOK (Test if table parameter DOCCONTTAB exists), DOCIDTABOK (Test if tables parameter DOCIDTAB exists).. 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 DCEIDATCHK 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
FSELMETHOKTest if function module is correct DCEIHD0004CHAR6DD_CHECK
INDEXIMPOKTest if index is defined as import parameter DCEIHD0022CHAR6DD_CHECK
DATTRTABOKTest if tables parameter DOCATTRTAB exists DCEIHD0018CHAR6DD_CHECK
DCONTTABOKTest if table parameter DOCCONTTAB exists DCEIHD0019CHAR6DD_CHECK
DOCIDTABOKTest if tables parameter DOCIDTAB exists DCEIHD0020CHAR6DD_CHECK
SELCTRL_OKTest if changing parameter SELCONTROL exists DCEIHD0021CHAR6DD_CHECK
EISELECTOKTest if data source of external index is correct DCEIHD0005CHAR6DD_CHECK
EIDOCKEYOKTest if a document key was defined DCEIHD0023CHAR6DD_CHECK
SELMETH_OKTest if selection method for external index is correct DCEIHD0003CHAR6DD_CHECK

Key field Non-key field



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

As DCEIDATCHK 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 DCEIDATCHK as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DCEIDATCHK

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