DDSHRETVAL SAP (Interface Structure Search Help <-> Help System) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Interface Structure Search Help <-> Help System




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DDSHRETVAL
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Access table DDSHRETVAL




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

DDSHRETVAL 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 Structure Search Help <-> Help System" 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_DDSHRETVAL TYPE DDSHRETVAL.

The DDSHRETVAL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Interface Structure Search Help <-> Help System data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (Field Name), RECORDPOS (Record position in the matchcode F4 output table), FIELDVAL (Field contents, min./max. value), RETFIELD (Field name).. 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 DDSHRETVAL 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
SHLPNAMEName of a search help DDSHLPNAMECHAR30TABNAME
FIELDNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
RECORDPOSRecord position in the matchcode F4 output table RECORDPOSNUMC4AS4POS
FIELDVALField contents, min./max. value SHVALUE_DCHAR132F4CHAR132
RETFIELDField name DYNFNAMCHAR132DYNFNAM

Key field Non-key field



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

As DDSHRETVAL 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 DDSHRETVAL as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DDSHRETVAL

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