SAP EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA EDMS: Main File Data Table data and field list

EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA 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 "EDMS: Main File Data" 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_EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA TYPE EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA.

The EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about EDMS: Main File Data data available in SAP. These include FILE_ID (EDMS: File ID), DESCRIPTION (EDMS: File Description), CREATED_AT (UTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss)), CREATED_BY (User Name)... 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. .

EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
FILE_IDEDMS: File ID EDMS_FILE_IDCHAR32SDOK_DOCID
DESCRIPTIONEDMS: File Description EDMS_FILE_DESCRIPTIONCHAR64SDOK_PROPV
CREATED_ATUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TZNTSTMPSDEC15TZNTSTMPS
CREATED_BYUser Name UNAMECHAR12UNAME
CHANGED_ATUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TZNTSTMPSDEC15TZNTSTMPS
CHANGED_BYUser Name UNAMECHAR12UNAME
FILENAMEEDMS: URL EDMS_URLCHAR4096SADC4096
MIMETYPEHTML content type W3CONTTYPECHAR128W3_CONTTYP
FILESIZEEDMS: File Size EDMS_FILE_SIZEINT410
STORAGE_CATEDMS: Storage Category EDMS_STORAGE_CATCHAR10Assigned to domainSDOK_STCAT
CHECKED_OUTEDMS: Checked Out EDMS_CHECKED_OUTCHAR1XFELD
CHECKOUT_USEREDMS: Checked Out By EDMS_CHECKEDOUT_USERCHAR12UNAME
CHECKED_OUT_DIREDMS: Directory EDMS_DIRECTORYCHAR255TEXT255
CHECKED_OUT_FILENAMEEDMS: File Name EDMS_FILENAMECHAR255TEXT255
CHECKED_OUT_HOSTNAMEEDMS: Host Name EDMS_HOSTNAMECHAR15RFCIPADDR
IS_UNPROTECTEDCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
ACTUAL_VERSIONCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA 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 EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EDMS_TS_MAIN_FILE_DATA and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

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