DYNTEXT_DEF SAP (Transfer Structure for Dynamic Texts in Menus) Structure details
Description: Transfer Structure for Dynamic Texts in Menus
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
DYNTEXT_DEF 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 "Transfer Structure for Dynamic Texts in Menus" 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_DYNTEXT_DEF TYPE DYNTEXT_DEF.
The DYNTEXT_DEF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for Dynamic Texts in Menus data available in SAP. These include TEXT (Menu Painter: Function or menu text (4.0)), ICON_ID (Icon in text fields (substitute display, alias)), ICON_TEXT (Menu Painter: Icon text (4.0)), QUICKINFO (Menu Painter: Info text (4.0)).. 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 DYNTEXT_DEF 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 |
| FIELDNAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| TEXT | Menu Painter: Function or menu text (4.0) | GUI_TEXT | CHAR | 40 | GUI_TEXT | ||||
| ICON_ID | Icon in text fields (substitute display, alias) | ICON_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | ICON | |||
| ICON_TEXT | Menu Painter: Icon text (4.0) | GUI_ICTEXT | CHAR | 40 | GUI_TEXT | ||||
| QUICKINFO | Menu Painter: Info text (4.0) | GUI_INFO | CHAR | 60 | GUI_INFO | ||||
| PATH | Fastpath ID | CUA_PATH | CHAR | 1 | CUA_PATH |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure DYNTEXT_DEF using ABAP code?
As DYNTEXT_DEF 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 DYNTEXT_DEF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table DYNTEXT_DEF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about DYNTEXT_DEF 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