DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE SAP (DMC: Definition of a Simple Type) Structure details
Description: DMC: Definition of a Simple Type
Related tables to DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE
Access table DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE 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: Definition of a Simple Type" 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_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE TYPE DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE.
The DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DMC: Definition of a Simple Type data available in SAP. These include PARENT (Table Name), ST_POSITION (Position of the field in the table), DATATYPE (Data Type in ABAP Dictionary), INTTYPE (ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)
SAP DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE 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 |
| NAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| PARENT | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| ST_POSITION | Position of the field in the table | TABFDPOS | NUMC | 4 | AS4POS | ||||
| DATATYPE | Data Type in ABAP Dictionary | DATATYPE_D | CHAR | 4 | DTYPE | DATATYPE | |||
| INTTYPE | ABAP data type (C,D,N,...) | INTTYPE | CHAR | 1 | INTTYPE | ||||
| LENG | Length (No. of Characters) | DDLENG | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| DECIMALS | Number of Decimal Places | DECIMALS | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| DESCR | Description | DMC_DESCR | CHAR | 60 | DMC_DSTR |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE using ABAP code?
As DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE 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_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DMC_METADATA_SIMPLE_TYPE 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