DDKONTEXT SAP (Context of DD Maintenance) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Context of DD Maintenance




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




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

DDKONTEXT 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 "Context of DD Maintenance" 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_DDKONTEXT TYPE DDKONTEXT.

The DDKONTEXT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Context of DD Maintenance data available in SAP. These include KLASSE (Class of an object in the ABAP Dictionary), SICHT (View (active tab in TABSTRIP)), FUNKTION (Function in the Dictionary maintenance).. 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 DDKONTEXT 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
OBJEKTObject Type TROBJTYPECHAR4OBJECTSCTSOBJECT
KLASSEClass of an object in the ABAP Dictionary DDKLASSECHAR10DDKLASSE
SICHTView (active tab in TABSTRIP) DDSICHTCHAR20DDSICHT
FUNKTIONFunction in the Dictionary maintenance DDFUNKTIONCHAR1EUFCT

Key field Non-key field



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

As DDKONTEXT 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 DDKONTEXT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DDKONTEXT

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