DDSTEXTIDX SAP (Header Information of External Index) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Header Information of External Index




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DDSTEXTIDX
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DDSTEXTIDX 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 "Header Information of External Index" 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_DDSTEXTIDX TYPE DDSTEXTIDX.

The DDSTEXTIDX table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Header Information of External Index data available in SAP. These include CATID (Index category identification), SELMETHOD (Selection method of an elementary search help), FSELMETHOD (ABAP/4 Editor function module), KEYSTRUCT (Name of a structure or table).. 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 DDSTEXTIDX 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
INDEXNAMELogical name of an external index DDF4IDNAMECHAR30
CATIDIndex category identification SRET_CATIDCHAR32SRET_CATIDH_SRETIDCAT
SELMETHODSelection method of an elementary search help SELMETHODCHAR30REFSHLPDD_SELMETHOD
FSELMETHODABAP/4 Editor function module EDFUNCTIONCHAR30Assigned to domainFUNCNAME
KEYSTRUCTName of a structure or table DDPNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
PROTTABLETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
PROTPROCName of a stored procedure DDF4PROCNMCHAR20
LANGUFIELDField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
LANGUINDEPLanguage-independ. of an external index DDIDXLANINCHAR1
MANDTINDEPCross-client external index DDIDXMDTINCHAR1
FUZZYGRADDegree of fuzziness for searching an external index DDIDXFUZZYINT13
SRSVRIDSearch server relation ID SRET_SSRIDCHAR10SRET_SSRID
PACKSIZEPacket size for indexing with external search machines DDSEPASIZEINT410
SYNCMINSDuration period (in minutes) for a batch job BTCPMINNUMC2NUM02
SYNCHOURSDuration period (in hours) for a batch job BTCPHOURNUMC2NUM02
SYNCDAYSDuration (in days) of DBA action BTCPDAYNUMC3NUM03
TEXTSEARCHDescription free text field for fuzzy F4 help DDF4TXTSECHAR70
DDTEXTExplanatory short text DDTEXTCHAR60DDTEXT

Key field Non-key field



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

As DDSTEXTIDX 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 DDSTEXTIDX as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DDSTEXTIDX

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