EDCONT SAP (Type of Editor Container) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Type of Editor Container




ABAP Code to SELECT data from EDCONT
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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_OPENEDIC: Application opened EDOPENCHAR1EDBOOL
APP_IDEDIC: Editor interface EDEDITORIFCHAR2EDEDITORIF
APP_FUNCEDIC: Function code EDFCODECHAR4EDFCODE
APP_PARAMEDIC: Function parameters EDPARAMCHAR80EDDYNPLINE
APP_MSGEDIC message EDMESSAGECHAR240EDMESSAGE
APP_DISPEDIC: Display only, no editing EDDISPLAYCHAR1TDBOOL
APP_OBJEDIC: Editor object EDEDOBJECTCHAR4EDEDOBJECT
APP_ABAPABAP/4 Editor: ABAP/4 Syntax EDAPPABAPCHAR1EDBOOL
BUF_NEWEDIC: New editor contents EDCONTNEWCHAR1EDBOOL
BUF_NAMEObject identifier EDOBJECTCHAR60EDOBJECT
FB_NAMEName of Function Module RS38L_FNAMCHAR30FUNCNAMELIB
BUF_NUMEDIC: Editor contents with line numbers EDCONTNUMCHAR1EDBOOL
BUF_VARIEDEDIC: Editor contents was changed EDCHANGEDCHAR1EDBOOL
BUF_CUNEWEDIC: Cursor reset EDCURSNEWCHAR1EDBOOL
BUF_CULINEEDIC Cursor Line EDCURSLINENUMC6EDCURSLINE
BUF_SCLINEEDIC: Cursor Line on Screen EDDISPLINENUMC6EDCURSLINE
BUF_CUOFFSEDIC: Line Offset EDLINEOFFSNUMC3EDLINEOFFS
BUF_CUWORDEDIC: Word under cursor EDCURSWORDCHAR79EDCURSTRNG
BUF_CUSTRGEDIC: String under cursor EDCURSTRNGCHAR79EDCURSTRNG
LINE_SIZEEDIC: Line width EDLINESIZENUMC3EDLINESIZE
SCR_NULLEDIC SET FILL ZERO EDFILLNULLCHAR1EDBOOL
LINESEDT: Text line EDLINECHAR253EDCHAR253
TITLEEDIC: Short text (meaning) EDTEXTCHAR30EDTEXT
APP_PROGABAP/4 Editor: EDITOR-CALL for program EDAPP_PROGCHAR1EDBOOL
INCLS_ENQDEDIC: Sequence of locked includes EDENQUEDCHAR240EDENQUED
EXTEND_MODEDIC: Display only, no editing EDDISPLAYCHAR1TDBOOL
STATUS_FLGEditor status (active or inactive) EDACTIVECHAR1EDACTIVE
SAVEDEDIC: Editor contents was changed EDCHANGEDCHAR1EDBOOL
TEXTTYPEText Type EDTEXTTYPECHAR20EDTEXTTYPE
CONTENT 0
TITLEEDIC: Documentation parameters EDDOCUCHAR50EDDOCU
CB_PROGABAP Program: Current Main Program SYREPIDCHAR40Assigned to domainPROGRAMM
CB_PFKEYName of a module integrated into navigation TDBAUSTEINCHAR30TDBAUSTEIN
CB_CHECKName of a module integrated into navigation TDBAUSTEINCHAR30TDBAUSTEIN
CB_SAVEName of a module integrated into navigation TDBAUSTEINCHAR30TDBAUSTEIN
CB_USERCOMName of a module integrated into navigation TDBAUSTEINCHAR30TDBAUSTEIN

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 as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).


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