DIP04 SAP (Selection Parameters for Data Elements) Structure details
Description: Selection Parameters for Data Elements
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DIP04 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 "Selection Parameters for Data Elements" 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_DIP04 TYPE DIP04.
The DIP04 table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Selection Parameters for Data Elements data available in SAP. These include DDLANGUAGE (R/3 DD: language key), DOMNAME (Domain name), ROUTPUTLEN (R/3 DD: output length if no template exists), MEMORYID (SET/GET parameter).. 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 DIP04 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 |
| ROLLNAME | Data element | DIP0307 | CHAR | 30 | SELPAR | ||||
| DDLANGUAGE | R/3 DD: language key | DIP0402 | CHAR | 30 | SELPAR | ||||
| DOMNAME | Domain name | DIP0101 | CHAR | 30 | SELPAR | ||||
| ROUTPUTLEN | R/3 DD: output length if no template exists | DIP0404 | CHAR | 30 | SELNUM | ||||
| MEMORYID | SET/GET parameter | DIP0405 | CHAR | 30 | SELPAR | ||||
| LOGFLAG | R/3 DD: flag for writing change documents | DIP0406 | CHAR | 30 | SELPAR | ||||
| HEADLEN | R/3 DD: maximum header length | DIP0407 | CHAR | 30 | SELNUM | ||||
| SCRLEN1 | R/3 DD: maximum length for short key word | DIP0408 | CHAR | 30 | SELNUM | ||||
| SCRLEN2 | R/3 DD: maximum length for medium key word | DIP0409 | CHAR | 30 | SELNUM | ||||
| SCRLEN3 | R/3 DD: maximum length for long key word | DIP0410 | CHAR | 30 | SELNUM | ||||
| DDTEXT | Explanatory short description | DIP0114 | CHAR | 30 | SELTXT | ||||
| REPTEXT | R/3 DD: column heading | DIP0412 | CHAR | 30 | SELTXT | ||||
| SCRTEXT_S | R/3 DD: short key word | DIP0413 | CHAR | 30 | SELTXT | ||||
| SCRTEXT_M | R/3 DD: medium key word | DIP0414 | CHAR | 30 | SELTXT | ||||
| SCRTEXT_L | Long key word used in screen | DIP0415 | CHAR | 30 | SELTXT | ||||
| ACTFLAG | R/3 DD: activation flag | DIP0416 | CHAR | 30 | SELPAR | ||||
| AUTHCLASS | R/3 DD: authorization class for DD objects | DIP0418 | CHAR | 30 | SELNUM | ||||
| AS4USER | Last Changed by | DIP0118 | CHAR | 30 | SELPAR | ||||
| AS4DATE | Date of Last Change | DIP0119 | CHAR | 30 | SELDATE | ||||
| AS4TIME | R/3 DD: time of last update | DIP0421 | CHAR | 1 | SELNO | ||||
| CLASSDE | Object class for data element | CLASSDE | CHAR | 1 | DYNPCHOICE |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DIP04 using ABAP code?
As DIP04 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 DIP04 as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DIP04
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DIP04 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