DDFLDINFO SAP (Return Structure for Field Information) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Return Structure for Field Information




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




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

DDFLDINFO 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 "Return Structure for Field Information" 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_DDFLDINFO TYPE DDFLDINFO.

The DDFLDINFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Return Structure for Field Information data available in SAP. These include TOAPPEND (Dd: Flag if field belongs to an append), TOCISI (Flag whether field belongs to a CI/SI Include), TOINCLUDE (Flag whether field belongs to an Include).. 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 DDFLDINFO 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
NAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
TOAPPENDDd: Flag if field belongs to an append DDTOAPPENDCHAR1
TOCISIFlag whether field belongs to a CI/SI Include DDTOCISICHAR1DDBOOL
TOINCLUDEFlag whether field belongs to an Include DDTOINCLUDECHAR1DDBOOL

Key field Non-key field



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

As DDFLDINFO 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 DDFLDINFO as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DDFLDINFO

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