EDCONT SAP (Type of Editor Container) Structure details
Description: Type of Editor Container
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
EDCONT 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 "Type of Editor Container" 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_EDCONT TYPE EDCONT.
The EDCONT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Type of Editor Container data available in SAP. These include APP_OPEN (EDIC: Application opened), APP_ID (EDIC: Editor interface), APP_FUNC (EDIC: Function code), APP_PARAM (EDIC: Function parameters).. 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 EDCONT 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 |
EDIT | 0 | ||||||||
APP_OPEN | EDIC: Application opened | EDOPEN | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
APP_ID | EDIC: Editor interface | EDEDITORIF | CHAR | 2 | EDEDITORIF | ||||
APP_FUNC | EDIC: Function code | EDFCODE | CHAR | 4 | EDFCODE | ||||
APP_PARAM | EDIC: Function parameters | EDPARAM | CHAR | 80 | EDDYNPLINE | ||||
APP_MSG | EDIC message | EDMESSAGE | CHAR | 240 | EDMESSAGE | ||||
APP_DISP | EDIC: Display only, no editing | EDDISPLAY | CHAR | 1 | TDBOOL | ||||
APP_OBJ | EDIC: Editor object | EDEDOBJECT | CHAR | 4 | EDEDOBJECT | ||||
APP_ABAP | ABAP/4 Editor: ABAP/4 Syntax | EDAPPABAP | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
BUF_NEW | EDIC: New editor contents | EDCONTNEW | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
BUF_NAME | Object identifier | EDOBJECT | CHAR | 60 | EDOBJECT | ||||
FB_NAME | Name of Function Module | RS38L_FNAM | CHAR | 30 | FUNCNAME | LIB | |||
BUF_NUM | EDIC: Editor contents with line numbers | EDCONTNUM | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
BUF_VARIED | EDIC: Editor contents was changed | EDCHANGED | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
BUF_CUNEW | EDIC: Cursor reset | EDCURSNEW | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
BUF_CULINE | EDIC Cursor Line | EDCURSLINE | NUMC | 6 | EDCURSLINE | ||||
BUF_SCLINE | EDIC: Cursor Line on Screen | EDDISPLINE | NUMC | 6 | EDCURSLINE | ||||
BUF_CUOFFS | EDIC: Line Offset | EDLINEOFFS | NUMC | 3 | EDLINEOFFS | ||||
BUF_CUWORD | EDIC: Word under cursor | EDCURSWORD | CHAR | 79 | EDCURSTRNG | ||||
BUF_CUSTRG | EDIC: String under cursor | EDCURSTRNG | CHAR | 79 | EDCURSTRNG | ||||
LINE_SIZE | EDIC: Line width | EDLINESIZE | NUMC | 3 | EDLINESIZE | ||||
SCR_NULL | EDIC SET FILL ZERO | EDFILLNULL | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
LINE | SEDT: Text line | EDLINE | CHAR | 253 | EDCHAR253 | ||||
TITLE | EDIC: Short text (meaning) | EDTEXT | CHAR | 30 | EDTEXT | ||||
APP_PROG | ABAP/4 Editor: EDITOR-CALL for program | EDAPP_PROG | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
INCLS_ENQD | EDIC: Sequence of locked includes | EDENQUED | CHAR | 240 | EDENQUED | ||||
EXTEND_MOD | EDIC: Display only, no editing | EDDISPLAY | CHAR | 1 | TDBOOL | ||||
STATUS_FLG | Editor status (active or inactive) | EDACTIVE | CHAR | 1 | EDACTIVE | ||||
SAVED | EDIC: Editor contents was changed | EDCHANGED | CHAR | 1 | EDBOOL | ||||
TEXTTYPE | Text Type | EDTEXTTYPE | CHAR | 20 | EDTEXTTYPE | ||||
CONTENT | 0 | ||||||||
TITLE | EDIC: Documentation parameters | EDDOCU | CHAR | 50 | EDDOCU | ||||
CB_PROG | ABAP Program: Current Main Program | SYREPID | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | |||
CB_PFKEY | Name of a module integrated into navigation | TDBAUSTEIN | CHAR | 30 | TDBAUSTEIN | ||||
CB_CHECK | Name of a module integrated into navigation | TDBAUSTEIN | CHAR | 30 | TDBAUSTEIN | ||||
CB_SAVE | Name of a module integrated into navigation | TDBAUSTEIN | CHAR | 30 | TDBAUSTEIN | ||||
CB_USERCOM | Name of a module integrated into navigation | TDBAUSTEIN | CHAR | 30 | TDBAUSTEIN |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure EDCONT using ABAP code?
As EDCONT 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 EDCONT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table EDCONT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EDCONT 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