EDUNIX SAP (EDI: Switch control record for inbound at OS level) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: EDI: Switch control record for inbound at OS level




ABAP Code to SELECT data from EDUNIX
Related tables to EDUNIX
Access table EDUNIX




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

EDUNIX 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 "EDI: Switch control record for inbound at OS level" 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_EDUNIX TYPE EDUNIX.

The EDUNIX table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about EDI: Switch control record for inbound at OS level data available in SAP. These include OLDFILE (Source file), NEWPATH (Path/directory of target file), NEWFILE (Name of target file), CLIENT (Client).. 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 EDUNIX 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
OLDPATHPath name/directory of source file EDIUOLDDIRCHAR100EDI_PTHNAM
OLDFILESource file EDIUOLDFILCHAR30EDI_FILENA
NEWPATHPath/directory of target file EDIUNEWDIRCHAR100EDI_PTHNAM
NEWFILEName of target file EDIUNEWFILCHAR30EDI_FILENA
CLIENTClient EDIUMANDTCLNT3T000MANDT
DIRECTDirection of IDoc EDIUDIRECTCHAR1EDI_DIRECT
DIRTXTIDoc: Text for direction EDIUDIRTXTCHAR10EDI_TEXT10
SNDPORSender port EDIUSNDPORCHAR10EDIPORTEDI_PVPORT
SNDPRTPartner type of sender EDIUSNDPRTCHAR2TEDSTEDI_RCVPRT
SNDPFCPartner function of sender EDIUSNDPFCCHAR2EDIPVEDI_PARVW
SNDPRNPartner Number of Sender EDIUSNDPRNCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAEDI_PARNUM
RCVPORReceiver port EDIURCVPORCHAR10EDIPORTEDI_PVPORT
RCVPRTPartner Type of Receiver EDIURCVPRTCHAR2TEDSTEDI_RCVPRT
RCVPFCPartner function of recipient EDIURCVPFCCHAR2EDIPVEDI_PARVW
RCVPRNPartner number EDIURCVPRNCHAR10Assigned to domainALPHAEDI_PARNUM
MESTYPLogical message type EDIUMESTYPCHAR30EDMSGEDI_MESTYP
MESCODLogical message code EDIUMESCODCHAR3EDI_MESCOD
MESFCTLogical message function EDIUMESFCTCHAR3EDI_MESFCT
TESTTest flag for IDoc EDIUTESTCHAR1EDI_TEST

Key field Non-key field



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

As EDUNIX 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 EDUNIX as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table EDUNIX

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EDUNIX 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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