DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO SAP (DMC: Foreign Key Relations and Related Technical Information) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DMC: Foreign Key Relations and Related Technical Information




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

DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO 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 "DMC: Foreign Key Relations and Related Technical Information" 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_DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO TYPE DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO.

The DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DMC: Foreign Key Relations and Related Technical Information data available in SAP. These include ACT_FIELD (Field Name), ACT_DATATYPE (DMC: Field Type), ACT_INTTYPE (ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)), ACT_INTLEN (DMC: Field Lengths (of Types)).. 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 DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO 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
ACT_STRUCTTree Structure ID DMC_STIDTCHAR20DMC_STIDT
ACT_FIELDField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
ACT_DATATYPEDMC: Field Type DMC_FLDTYPCHAR32DMC_FLDTYPDMC_DDTYP_SH
ACT_INTTYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
ACT_INTLENDMC: Field Lengths (of Types) DMC_LENNUMC6
ACT_DDICName of an ABAP Dictionary object DDNAMECHAR30DDNAME
ACT_POSPosition of the field in the table TABFDPOSNUMC4AS4POS
ACT_DECSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
IS_CLIENTBoolean Variable (X=True, -=False, Space=Unknown) BOOLEANCHAR1BOOLEAN
IS_SELPARBoolean Variable (X=True, -=False, Space=Unknown) BOOLEANCHAR1BOOLEAN
PARENT_STRUCTTree Structure ID DMC_STIDTCHAR20DMC_STIDT
PARENT_FIELDField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
FORKEY_GUIDDMC: Globally Unique Key (22 Characters) DMC_GUIDCHAR22SYSUUID_22
TYPEMWB: Type of Foreign Key Relationship DMC_FORKEY_TYPENUMC1DMC_FORKEY_TYPE
VALUEMWB: Value of the Foreign Key (Literal or Field Reference) DMC_FORKEY_VALUECHAR30CHAR30

Key field Non-key field



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

As DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO 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 DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DMC_FOREIGN_KEY_INFO

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