DD04D SAP (Dynpro fields for Data Element) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Dynpro fields for Data Element




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DD04D
Related tables to DD04D
Access table DD04D




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

DD04D 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 "Dynpro fields for Data Element" 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_DD04D TYPE DD04D.

The DD04D table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Dynpro fields for Data Element data available in SAP. These include DOMNAME (Domain used), REFTYPNAME (Name of Referenced Type or Referenced Class/Interface), CLASSNAME (Reference type), MEMORYID (Set/Get parameter ID).. 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 DD04D 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
ROLLNAMEData element (semantic domain) ROLLNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAMEROLDD_DTEL
DOMNAMEDomain used DOM_REFCHAR30Assigned to domainDOMNAMEDD_DOMA
REFTYPNAMEName of Referenced Type or Referenced Class/Interface REFTYPNAMECHAR30OBJECTNAMEDD_TYPES_AND_IMPLEM_CLIFS
CLASSNAMEReference type CLASSNAMECHAR30CLASSNAME
MEMORYIDSet/Get parameter ID MEMORYIDCHAR20Assigned to domainMEMORYID
LOGFLAGIndicator for writing change documents LOGFLAGCHAR1AS4FLAG
HEADLENMaximum length of heading HEADLENNUMC2SCRLEN
SCRLEN1Max. length for short field label SCRLEN_SNUMC2SCRLEN
SCRLEN2Max. length for medium field label SCRLEN_MNUMC2SCRLEN
SCRLEN3Max. length for long field label SCRLEN_LNUMC2SCRLEN
DDTEXTShort Description of Repository Objects AS4TEXTCHAR60AS4TEXT
REPTEXTHeading REPTEXTCHAR55REPTEXT
SCRTEXT_SShort Field Label SCRTEXT_SCHAR10SCRTEXT_S
SCRTEXT_MMedium Field Label SCRTEXT_MCHAR20SCRTEXT_M
SCRTEXT_LLong Field Label SCRTEXT_LCHAR40SCRTEXT_L
TXTMNTFlag: Maintain field labels TXTMNTCHAR1AS4FLAG
DATATYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
LENGLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
ENTITYTABValue table ENTITYTABCHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDD_DBTB
OUTPUTLENOutput Length OUTPUTLENNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
SHLPNAMEName of search help attached to the data element SHLPN_DECHAR30Assigned to domainSHLPNAMESHLPDD_SHLP
SHLPFIELDSearch help parameter assigned to the data element SHLPP_DECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
DEFFDNAMEDefault name for components using the data element DEFFDNAMECHAR30DEFFDNAME
DIDENTData Element Supplement DE_ZUSATZNUMC4NUMC4
REFKINDCategory of Dictionary Type TYPEKINDCHAR1TYPEKIND
REFTYPEType of Object Referenced DDREFTYPECHAR1DDREFTYPE
REFDTYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
LTRFLDDISBasic write direction has been defined LTR (left-to-right) DDLTRFLDDICHAR1DDBOOL
BIDICTRLCDD: No Filtering of BIDI Formatting Characters DDBIDICTRLCHAR1DDBOOL
SIGNFLAGFlag for sign in numerical fields SIGNFLAGCHAR1AS4FLAG
NOHISTORYDD: Flag for Deactivating Input History in Screen Field DDNOHISTORYCHAR1DDBOOL

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DD04D using ABAP code?

As DD04D 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 DD04D as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DD04D

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DD04D and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects



Comments on this SAP object

What made you want to lookup this SAP object? Please tell us what you were looking for and anything you would like to be included on this page!