DCTABLRES SAP (ABAP/4 Dictionary: Additional Info for Table Activation) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: ABAP/4 Dictionary: Additional Info for Table Activation




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

DCTABLRES 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 "ABAP/4 Dictionary: Additional Info for Table Activation" 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_DCTABLRES TYPE DCTABLRES.

The DCTABLRES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ABAP/4 Dictionary: Additional Info for Table Activation data available in SAP. These include INDEXNAME (Unique Index ID in a Table), ACTMODE (Activation type), ACTION (Function for Table Conversion Program), MODEFLAG (DD: Flag how DB operations should be performed).. 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP DCTABLRES 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
TABNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
INDEXNAMEUnique Index ID in a Table INDEXIDCHAR3INDEXIDDIX
ACTMODEActivation type ACTMODEINT25ACTMODE
ACTIONFunction for Table Conversion Program TGFCTCHAR3TGFCT
MODEFLAGDD: Flag how DB operations should be performed DD_MODEFLGCHAR1DD_MODEFLG
ARBGBApplication Area ARBGBCHAR20Assigned to domainARBGBMAG
MSGNRMessage number MSGNRCHAR3Assigned to domainMSGNR
VAR1Comment CHAR50CHAR50TEXT50
VAR2Comment CHAR50CHAR50TEXT50
VAR3Comment CHAR50CHAR50TEXT50
VAR4Comment CHAR50CHAR50TEXT50
DATALOSS_DDD: truth value DDBOOL_DCHAR1DDBOOL
ACTION_ORIGINSource of Change; Example: Entity Node, Attribute, Index DCACTORIGINCHAR4
PARENTNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
OBJKINDObject type of an ABAP Dictionary object DDOBJTYPCHAR4OBJECTTYP

Key field Non-key field



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

As DCTABLRES 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 DCTABLRES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DCTABLRES

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