DCTBEXPCHK SAP (Control string for expanding substructures) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Control string for expanding substructures




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

DCTBEXPCHK 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 expanding substructures" 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_DCTBEXPCHK TYPE DCTBEXPCHK.

The DCTBEXPCHK table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Control string for expanding substructures data available in SAP. These include NOAPPORCI (Message if no append or CI include is allowed), MISSINGTAB (Message if a (normal) include is missing), MISSINGAPP (Message if an append is missing), MISSINGCI (Mesage if a customizing include is missing).. 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 DCTBEXPCHK 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
NOINCCheck if an include is allowed at all DCTBEXP000CHAR6DD_CHECK
NOAPPORCIMessage if no append or CI include is allowed DCTBEXP001CHAR6DD_CHECK
MISSINGTABMessage if a (normal) include is missing DCTBEXP002CHAR6DD_CHECK
MISSINGAPPMessage if an append is missing DCTBEXP003CHAR6DD_CHECK
MISSINGCIMesage if a customizing include is missing DCTBEXP004CHAR6DD_CHECK
NEWAPPMessage if an append is added for the first time DCTBEXP005CHAR6DD_CHECK
DELAPPMessage if a previous append is no longer found DCTBEXP006CHAR6DD_CHECK
MULTIDBCheck if an include chain contains several DB tabs DCTBEXP007CHAR6DD_CHECK
VIEWINCCheck if a view was included DCTBEXP008CHAR6DD_CHECK
APPINCCheck if an append was included DCTBEXP013CHAR6DD_CHECK
SUFFIXLENGCheck if field name + suffix is too long DCTBEXP009CHAR6DD_CHECK
SYNTAXERRSyntax check of include and suffix definitions DCTBEXP012CHAR6DD_CHECK
CYCLECheck if inclusion is cyclic DCTBEXP010CHAR6DD_CHECK
DEPTHCheck for too many nested includes DCTBEXP011CHAR6DD_CHECK
APPFRKCheck if foreign key is overwritten by an append DCTBEXP014CHAR6DD_CHECK
APPTBSHCheck if search help attachment is overwritten by append. DCTBEXP015CHAR6DD_CHECK
MISSINGSTLOMessage whether a stream or locator field is missing DCTBEXP016CHAR6DD_CHECK

Key field Non-key field



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

As DCTBEXPCHK 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 DCTBEXPCHK as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DCTBEXPCHK

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