DDSHOFFLD SAP (Shared buffer for search help for a DDIC field) Structure details
Description: Shared buffer for search help for a DDIC field
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DDSHOFFLD 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 "Shared buffer for search help for a DDIC field" 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_DDSHOFFLD TYPE DDSHOFFLD.
The DDSHOFFLD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Shared buffer for search help for a DDIC field data available in SAP. These include TABNAME (Table Name), FIELDNAME (Field Name), ENTITYFLAG (Flag if value table is relevant), LANGU (Language Key).. 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 DDSHOFFLD 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 |
| RELID | Region in IMPORT/EXPORT Data Table | INDX_RELID | CHAR | 2 | SYCHAR02 | ||||
| TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| FIELDNAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| ENTITYFLAG | Flag if value table is relevant | 0 | |||||||
| LANGU | Language Key | DDLANGUAGE | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | ||
| SRTF2 | 0 | ||||||||
| CLUSTR | Length field for user data in EXPORT/IMPORT tables | INDX_CLSTR | INT2 | 5 | SYBIN2 | ||||
| CLUSTD | Data field for IMPORT/EXPORT database tables | INDX_CLUST | LRAW | 2886 | INDX_CLUST |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DDSHOFFLD using ABAP code?
As DDSHOFFLD 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 DDSHOFFLD as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DDSHOFFLD
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DDSHOFFLD 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