DD05VD SAP (Version display: Foreign key fields) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Version display: Foreign key fields




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DD05VD
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DD05VD 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 "Version display: Foreign key fields" 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_DD05VD TYPE DD05VD.

The DD05VD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Version display: Foreign key fields data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (Name of the field to be checked), FORTABLE (Table of the foreign key field), FORKEY (Names of Foreign Key Fields), GENERIC (Generic entry in partial foreign key).. 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 DD05VD 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
FIELDNAMEName of the field to be checked FORFIELDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
FORTABLETable of the foreign key field FORTABLECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
FORKEYNames of Foreign Key Fields FORKEYCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
GENERICGeneric entry in partial foreign key GENERICCHAR1AS4FLAG
CONSTANTConstant value in foreign key FK_CONSTCHAR30CHAR30

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DD05VD using ABAP code?

As DD05VD 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 DD05VD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DD05VD

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DD05VD 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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