DM40I SAP (EDM Models with Positions) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: EDM Models with Positions




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DM40I
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

DM40I 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 "EDM Models with Positions" 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_DM40I TYPE DM40I.

The DM40I table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about EDM Models with Positions data available in SAP. These include AS4LOCAL (Activation Status of a Repository Object), SPRACHE (Language Key), REF_ENTID (Representative), REF_OBJECT (View on model).. 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 DM40I 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
DMOIDData Model Name UDDMODLCHAR26Assigned to domainUDDMODLDMD
AS4LOCALActivation Status of a Repository Object AS4LOCALCHAR1AS4LOCAL
SPRACHELanguage Key SPRASLANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRASSPRH_T002
REF_ENTIDRepresentative UDREPRESCHAR26Assigned to domainUDENTITY
REF_OBJECTView on model UDVIEWOBJCHAR26Assigned to domainUDDMODL
REF_CLUSTArea name UDCLUSCHAR10Assigned to domainUDCLUS
FLG_DEFFlag: documentation object exists UDFLGDOCCHAR1UDFLAG
FLG_COMPLFlag: complete data model UDFLGCOMPLCHAR1UDFLAG
FLG_FRAMEFlag: frame UDFLGFRAMECHAR1UDFLAG
FLG_CUSTFlag: customizing object UDFLGCUSTCHAR1UDFLGCUST
FLG_BUSINSFlag: business object UDFLGBUSIOCHAR1UDFLAG
OBJTYPType of EDM object UDOBJTYPECHAR4UDOBJTYPE
COLORTYPEType for identifying objects NETTYPECHAR1NETTYPE
FSTUSERCreated by UDFUSERCHAR12UDUSER
FSTDATEDate on which the record was created UDFDATEDATS8DATUM
FSTTIMECreation Time UDFTIMETIMS6UZEIT
LSTUSERChanged by UDLUSERCHAR12UDUSER
LSTDATEChanged on UDLDATEDATS8DATUM
LSTTIMELast changed at UDLTIMETIMS6UZEIT
LOESCHZDeletion Indicator UDLOEKZCHAR1UDLOEKZ
LANGBEZShort text UDTEXTCHAR60UDCHA60
XPOSVarchart X position UDXPOSNUMC5UDNUMC5
YPOSVarchart Y position UDYPOSNUMC5UDNUMC5
WIDTHFrame width UDWIDENUMC5UDNUMC5
HEIGHTFrame height UDHEIGHTNUMC5UDNUMC5

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DM40I using ABAP code?

As DM40I 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 DM40I as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DM40I

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DM40I 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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