DDSHDESCR SAP (Interface: elementary search helps of a search help) Structure details
Description: Interface: elementary search helps of a search help
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DDSHDESCR 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 "Interface: elementary search helps of a search help" 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_DDSHDESCR TYPE DDSHDESCR.
The DDSHDESCR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Interface: elementary search helps of a search help data available in SAP. These include SHLPTYPE (Type of an input help (see fixed values)), HOTKEY (Hot key for a search help), SHPOSITION (Position number of an included search help), SELMETHOD (Selection method of an elementary search help).. 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 DDSHDESCR 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 |
| SHLPNAME | Name of a Search Help | SHLPNAME | CHAR | 30 | DD30L | SHLPNAME | SHLP | DD_SHLP | |
| SHLPTYPE | Type of an input help (see fixed values) | DDSHLPTYP | CHAR | 2 | DDSHLPTYP | ||||
| HOTKEY | Hot key for a search help | DDSHHOTKEY | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| SHPOSITION | Position number of an included search help | SHLPPOS | NUMC | 4 | AS4POS | ||||
| SELMETHOD | Selection method of an elementary search help | SELMETHOD | CHAR | 30 | REFSHLP | DD_SELMETHOD | |||
| SELMTYPE | Cat. of selection method of an elementary search help | SELMTYPE | CHAR | 1 | SELMTYPE | ||||
| SELMEXIT | Search help exit | DDSHSELEXT | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FUNCNAME | DD_SELMEXIT | ||
| DIALOGTYPE | Dialog type | DDSHDIATYP | CHAR | 1 | DDSHDIATYP | DD_DDSHDIATYP | |||
| PARENTSHLP | Parent of an included search help | VIASHLP | CHAR | 30 | DD31S | SHLPNAME | |||
| DDLANGUAGE | Language Key | DDLANGUAGE | LANG | 1 | T002 | ISOLA | SPRAS | ||
| DDTEXT | Explanatory short text | DDTEXT | CHAR | 60 | DDTEXT |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DDSHDESCR using ABAP code?
As DDSHDESCR 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 DDSHDESCR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DDSHDESCR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DDSHDESCR 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