DD08D SAP (Screen Fields for Foreign Keys) Structure details
Description: Screen Fields for Foreign Keys
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DD08D 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 "Screen Fields for Foreign Keys" 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_DD08D TYPE DD08D.
The DD08D table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Screen Fields for Foreign Keys data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (Name of the field to be checked), DDTEXT (Explanatory short text), INHERITED (Flag: Foreign key inherited from included table), FRKART (Dependency factor for semantic foreign keys).. 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 DD08D 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 |
| TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| FIELDNAME | Name of the field to be checked | FORFIELD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| DDTEXT | Explanatory short text | DDTEXT | CHAR | 60 | DDTEXT | ||||
| INHERITED | Flag: Foreign key inherited from included table | INCLINHER | CHAR | 1 | DDFLAG | ||||
| FRKART | Dependency factor for semantic foreign keys | FRKART | CHAR | 4 | FRKART | ||||
| CARDLEFT | Cardinality of a relationship | CARDLEFT | CHAR | 2 | CARDLEFT | ||||
| CARD | Cardinality of a relationship | CARD | CHAR | 2 | CARD | ||||
| ARBGB | Application area | DDFSARBGB | CHAR | 20 | T100A | ARBGB | MAG | ||
| MSGNR | Message number | DDFSMSGNR | CHAR | 3 | T100 | MSGNR | |||
| DYNPCHECK | Flag for check of input values wanted on screen | DYNPCHECK | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| CHECKTABLE | Check table name of the foreign key | CHECKTABLE | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
| FORTABLE | Table of the foreign key field | FORTABLE | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
| FORKEY | Names of Foreign Key Fields | FORKEY | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| CHECKFIELD | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| GENERIC | Generic entry in partial foreign key | GENERIC | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| CONSTANT | Constant value in foreign key | FK_CONST | CHAR | 30 | CHAR30 | ||||
| FRKART_NEW | Foreign key field type | FRKART_NEW | CHAR | 4 | FRKART_NEW | ||||
| N_FRKART | Foreign key field type: non-key-fields/candidates | N_FRKART | CHAR | 1 | DYNPCHOICE | ||||
| K_FRKART | Foreign key field type: key fields/candidates | K_FRKART | CHAR | 1 | DYNPCHOICE | ||||
| T_FRKART | Foreign key field type: key fields of a text table | T_FRKART | CHAR | 1 | DYNPCHOICE | ||||
| D_FRKART | Foreign key field type: not specified | D_FRKART | CHAR | 1 | DYNPCHOICE | ||||
| INCLFK | Flags whether foreign key is inherited and modifiable | INCLFK | CHAR | 1 | INCLFK | ||||
| FK_ORIGIN | Origin of Foreign Key | 0 | |||||||
| FKOR_INFO | Information about Origin of Foreign Key | 0 | |||||||
| FK_APPEND | Name of an append structure | APPNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DD08D using ABAP code?
As DD08D 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 DD08D as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DD08D
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DD08D and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects