DDDTSTATE SAP (DD: Status of Data Elements) Structure details
Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DD: Status of Data Elements
Description: DD: Status of Data Elements
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DDDTSTATE 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 "DD: Status of Data Elements" 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_DDDTSTATE TYPE DDDTSTATE.
The DDDTSTATE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DD: Status of Data Elements data available in SAP. These include NAME (Name of the ABAP Dictionary object), STATE (Status of the ABAP Dictionary object), ACT_RESULT (Return Code), NTAB_GEN (DD: Success of nametab generation).. 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 DDDTSTATE 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 |
| NAME | Name of the ABAP Dictionary object | OBJECTNAME | CHAR | 30 | OBJECTNAME | ||||
| STATE | Status of the ABAP Dictionary object | OBJSTATE | CHAR | 1 | OBJSTATE | ||||
| ACT_RESULT | Return Code | SYSUBRC | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
| NTAB_GEN | DD: Success of nametab generation | DCNTAB_GEN | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| MODEFLAG | Activation flag | ACTFLAG | CHAR | 1 | ACTFLAG | ||||
| DEP_RESULT | Return Code | SYSUBRC | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
| DEP_EXIST | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| DT_CHANGES | DD: changes to data element | DT_CHANGES | CHAR | 1 | DT_CHANGES | ||||
| DEPACTION | Actions to be executed for a dependent DD object | DEPACTION | CHAR | 4 | DEPACTION | ||||
| A_PRESENT | Character field of length 6 | CHAR6 | CHAR | 6 | CHAR6 | ||||
| E_PRESENT | Character field of length 6 | CHAR6 | CHAR | 6 | CHAR6 | ||||
| W_PRESENT | Character field of length 6 | CHAR6 | CHAR | 6 | CHAR6 | ||||
| AS4DATE | Date of Last Change | AS4DATE | DATS | 8 | AS4DATE | ||||
| AS4TIME | Last changed at | AS4TIME | TIMS | 6 | AS4TIME | ||||
| CHK_ID | DD: Check string ID | DCCHKID | NUMC | 3 | DCCHKID | ||||
| SAANAME | DD: Check of name of a DD object for SAA norm | DCSAANAME | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| NAMESPACE | DD: Check for correct specification of a namespace | DCNAMSPACE | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| DDTYPENAME | Check for conflict with name of a built-in DD type | DCDDTYPNAM | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| ACTFLAG | DD: Check: Valid values in ACTFLAG | DCDOMA0008 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| VALEXI | DD: Check: Valid values in VALEXI flag | DCDOMA0016 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| LOGFLAG | Test for valid values in LOGFLAG | DCDTEL0007 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| LOGFPERMIT | Check if change documents are valid | DCDTEL0011 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| DIRECTTYPE | DD: Check if Type Defined with Direct Type Entry | 0 | |||||||
| DOMACTIVE | DD: Check if Given Domain is Active | 0 | |||||||
| REFTYPE | DD: Check if Given Reference Type is Active | 0 | |||||||
| CLIFREFTYP | DD: Check if Refer. Class/Interface Is Active/Implemented | 0 | |||||||
| DOMACHANGE | DD: Was the domain changed | DCDTEL0010 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| DTRECURSIV | Check if the Definition is Recursive | 0 | |||||||
| PROXYTYPE | Check: Usage of Generated Proxy Types | 0 | |||||||
| TYPEXISTS | DD: Check: Specified data type exists | DCDOMA0002 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| NOTVARC | DD: Check: Data type VARC when changing/creating a domain | DCDOMA0001 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| NOTTMST | DD: Check: Data type TMST for changing/creating a domain | DCDOMA0018 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| TYPLEN | DD: Check: Number of positions appropriate for data type | DCDOMA0004 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| TYPDBLEN | DD: Check: Number of places appropriate for data type in DB | DCDOMA0007 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| TYPDECIMAL | DD: Check: Number of decimal places appropriate | DCDOMA0005 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| OUTPUTLEN | DD: Check: Output lenth approp. for data ty., no. of pos... | DCDOMA0009 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| MAXOUTPLEN | DD: Check: Max. output length on screens exceeded | DCDOMA0032 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| LOWERCASE | DD: Check: Lowercase flag appropriate for data type | DCDOMA0013 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| TYPSIGN | DD: Check: Sign appropriate for data type | DCDOMA0006 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| CONVPERMIT | DD: Check if conversion routine is valid | DCDOMA0029 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| CONVEXIT | DD: check if conversion routine exists | DCDOMA0027 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| OUTPUTSTYLE | DD: Check if output style correctly maintained (type values) | DCDOMA0036 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| MEMORYID | Test for valid parameter ID | DCDTEL0001 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| MEMPERMIT | Check if a parameter ID is valid | DCDTMIDPER | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| BIDIPERMIT | Check, if setting of bidi or ltr flags makes sense | DCBIDILTR | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| LTRPERMIT | Check, if setting of bidi or ltr flags makes sense | DCBIDILTR | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| VTABPERMIT | DD: Check if definition of value table is valid | DCDOMA0031 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| VTABCLASS | DD: Check: Does the value table have the correct table cat. | DCDOMA0025 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| VTABKEYTYP | DD: Check: Key domain/data element of value table | DCDOMA0011 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| VTABUSED | DD: Check: Value table for several domains/data elements | DCDOMA0012 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| VTABCHANGE | DD: Was the value table changed | DCDOMA0026 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| HEADLEN | Test of length of short text | DCDTEL0003 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SCRLEN_S | Test of short keyword | DCDTEL0004 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SCRLEN_M | Test of medium key word | DCDTEL0005 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SCRLEN_L | Test of long key word | DCDTEL0006 | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SHLPPERMIT | DD: Check if search help assignment is allowed | CDDTSHPERM | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SHLPCOMPL | Check if search help assignment is complete | CDDTSHLPCL | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SHLPACTIV | Check if search help is active | CDSHCHKTAC | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SHFDEXIST | DD: Check if search help field exists | CDDTSHFDEX | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SHFDATTR | DD: Check attributes of the search help field | CDDTSHFDAT | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| SHFDTYPE | DD: Check for type consistency with the search help field | CDDTSHFDDO | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK | ||||
| PACKAGECHK | DD: Check Packages of Used Objects | DCPACKCHK | CHAR | 6 | DD_CHECK |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DDDTSTATE using ABAP code?
As DDDTSTATE 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 DDDTSTATE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DDDTSTATE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DDDTSTATE 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