DMCTL SAP (Information Model Control Flags) Structure details
Description: Information Model Control Flags
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DMCTL 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 "Information Model Control Flags" 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_DMCTL TYPE DMCTL.
The DMCTL table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Information Model Control Flags data available in SAP. These include LIST_CREAT (IM control flag 'object list output'), LIST_AGAIN (IM control flag to regenerate an object list), OBJ_DELETE (IM control flag 'delete object'), KEEP_VALUE (IM control flag 'keep input data').. 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 DMCTL 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 |
| READ_ONLY | IM interface for READ_ONLY flag | UDINFREAD | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| LIST_CREAT | IM control flag 'object list output' | UDCTLLSTCR | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| LIST_AGAIN | IM control flag to regenerate an object list | UDCTLLIST | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| OBJ_DELETE | IM control flag 'delete object' | UDCTLDELE | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| KEEP_VALUE | IM control flag 'keep input data' | UDCTLKEEP | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| EDI_CALLED | IM control flag 'editor was called' | UDCTLEDIT | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| OBJ_SAVED | IM control flag 'Object was saved' | UDCTLSAVE | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| OBJ_NEW | IM control flag 'object is new' | UDCTLNEW | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| OBJ_LEAVE | IM control flag 'leave object maintenance' | UDCTLBACK | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| OBJ_END | IM control flag 'exit object' | UDCTLEND | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| OBJ_CHANGE | IM control flag 'object changed' | UDCTLCHANG | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| FLG_ENTRY | IM interface entry flag | UDINFENTR | CHAR | 4 | UDCHA4 | ||||
| FLG_RETURN | IM interface return code | UDINFRTRN | CHAR | 4 | UDCHA4 | ||||
| FLG_ENQOBJ | IM control flag: lock object | UDCTLENQ | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| FLG_FUNCT | IM interface: function | UDINFFNCT | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 | ||||
| POPUP | IM control flag: Send dialog box | UDPOPUP | CHAR | 1 | UDFLAG | ||||
| TXTTYP | Short text type | UDTXTTYP | NUMC | 1 | UDTXTTYP | ||||
| FLG_VAR | Flag: variant exists for entity type | UDFLGVAR | CHAR | 1 | UDFLAG | ||||
| TXTTYPE | Short text type | UDTXTTYP | NUMC | 1 | UDTXTTYP | ||||
| TXTINGRPH | Flag: relationship text in graphic | UDFLGRELTX | CHAR | 1 | UDFLAG | ||||
| DCU_CHANGE | IM control flag 'object changed' | UDCTLCHANG | CHAR | 1 | UDCHA1 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DMCTL using ABAP code?
As DMCTL 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 DMCTL as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DMCTL
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DMCTL 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