DCOBJDEF SAP (Name of a DDIC object with status) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Name of a DDIC object with status




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

DCOBJDEF 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 "Name of a DDIC object with status" 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_DCOBJDEF TYPE DCOBJDEF.

The DCOBJDEF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Name of a DDIC object with status data available in SAP. These include TYPE (Object type of an ABAP Dictionary object), NAME (Name of ABAP Dictionary Object), ID (Additonal ID of an ABAP Dictionary object (MC ID, index)), STATE (Read status of an ABAP/4 Dictionary object).. 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 DCOBJDEF 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
TYPEObject type of an ABAP Dictionary object DDOBJTYPCHAR4OBJECTTYP
NAMEName of ABAP Dictionary Object DDOBJNAMECHAR30DDOBJNAMEDOB
IDAdditonal ID of an ABAP Dictionary object (MC ID, index) DDOBJECTIDCHAR3DDOBJECTID
STATERead status of an ABAP/4 Dictionary object DDOBJSTATECHAR1DDOBJSTATE

Key field Non-key field



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

As DCOBJDEF 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 DCOBJDEF as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DCOBJDEF

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