DMC_STRINGFIELD SAP (infos about string-type fields) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: infos about string-type fields




ABAP Code to SELECT data from DMC_STRINGFIELD
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Access table DMC_STRINGFIELD




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

DMC_STRINGFIELD 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 "infos about string-type fields" 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_STRINGFIELD TYPE DMC_STRINGFIELD.

The DMC_STRINGFIELD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about infos about string-type fields data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (Field Name), 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: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP DMC_STRINGFIELD 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
DDICNAMEName of an ABAP Dictionary object DDNAMECHAR30DDNAME
FIELDNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
INTTYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE

Key field Non-key field



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

As DMC_STRINGFIELD 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_STRINGFIELD as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table DMC_STRINGFIELD

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