DDPRTTAB SAP (Control string: print options for tables) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Control string: print options for tables




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




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

DDPRTTAB 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 "Control string: print options for 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_DDPRTTAB TYPE DDPRTTAB.

The DDPRTTAB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Control string: print options for tables data available in SAP. These include TABTSET (Position technical settings), TABTDOC (Position of table documentation), TABFIELD (Positio field list of a table), TABCHECKS (Position of foreign key and fixed values).. 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 DDPRTTAB 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
TABINFOPosition general table information DDTABINFONUMC1DDPOS
TABTSETPosition technical settings DDTABTSETNUMC1DDPOS
TABTDOCPosition of table documentation DDTABTDOCNUMC1DDPOS
TABFIELDPositio field list of a table DDTFIELDSNUMC1DDPOS
TABCHECKSPosition of foreign key and fixed values DDTABCHECKNUMC1DDPOS
TABSHLPSOutput Position for Assigned Search Helps DDTABSHLPNUMC1DDPOS
TABINDPosition indexes DDTABINDNUMC1DDPOS
TABFDOCPosition of field documentation DDTABFDOCNUMC1DDPOS
TABFSORTField sorting DDTABFSORTCHAR1DDBOXES
TABFLKEYPosition of field list: key DDTABFLKENUMC1DDPOS
TABFLTYPPosition field list: data type DDTABFLTYNUMC1DDPOS
TABFLLENGPosition field list: field length DDTABFLLENUMC1DDPOS
TABFLDTELPosition field list: data element name DDTABFLDTNUMC1DDPOS
TABFLTXTPosition field list: Short description DDTABFLTXNUMC1DDPOS
TABFLDOMAPosition field list: domain name DDTABFLDONUMC1DDPOS
TABFLDTLELength of data element name DDTABFDELENUMC2DDOFFSET
TABFLTXLELength of short text DDTABFTXLENUMC2DDOFFSETT
TABFLDOLELength of domain name DDTABFDOLENUMC2DDOFFSET

Key field Non-key field



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

As DDPRTTAB 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 DDPRTTAB as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DDPRTTAB

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