DM46I SAP (EDM Interface for Specialization and Long Name) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: EDM Interface for Specialization and Long Name




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DM46I
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Access table DM46I




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

DM46I 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 Interface for Specialization and Long Name" 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_DM46I TYPE DM46I.

The DM46I table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about EDM Interface for Specialization and Long Name data available in SAP. These include AS4LOCAL (Activation Status of a Repository Object), ENTIDFROM (Start entity type), SPEZID (Specialization category), FSTUSER (Created by).. 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: E - Control table, SAP and customer have separate key areas
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Not classified


SAP DM46I 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
ENTIDTOTarget entity type UDENTITOCHAR26Assigned to domainUDENTITY
AS4LOCALActivation Status of a Repository Object AS4LOCALCHAR1AS4LOCAL
ENTIDFROMStart entity type UDENTIFRCHAR26Assigned to domainUDENTITY
SPEZIDSpecialization category UDSPECCATCHAR4Assigned to domainUDSPECCAT
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
LANGBZFROMShort text UDTEXTCHAR60UDCHA60
LANGBZTOShort text UDTEXTCHAR60UDCHA60

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DM46I using ABAP code?

As DM46I 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 DM46I as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DM46I

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DM46I 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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