DD16VD SAP (Version display: Fields of SQL tables) Structure details
Description: Version display: Fields of SQL tables
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DD16VD 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: Fields of SQL tables" 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_DD16VD TYPE DD16VD.
The DD16VD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Version display: Fields of SQL tables data available in SAP. These include KEYFLAG (Identifies a key field of a table), DATATYPE (Data Type in ABAP Dictionary), LENG (Length (No. of Characters)).. 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 DD16VD 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 |
| FIELDNAME | Name of database table field | SFIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| KEYFLAG | Identifies a key field of a table | KEYFLAG | CHAR | 1 | KEYFLAG | ||||
| DATATYPE | Data Type in ABAP Dictionary | DATATYPE_D | CHAR | 4 | DTYPE | DATATYPE | |||
| LENG | Length (No. of Characters) | DDLENG | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DD16VD using ABAP code?
As DD16VD 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 DD16VD as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DD16VD
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DD16VD 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