EFG_STR_GENDATA SAP (Transport of General Data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transport of General Data




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

EFG_STR_GENDATA 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 "Transport of General 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_EFG_STR_GENDATA TYPE EFG_STR_GENDATA.

The EFG_STR_GENDATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transport of General Data data available in SAP. These include KEY (Key for Data Identification), ATTR (Additional Attribute), REF_TO_DATA (Reference to Data), XSTRING (RAWSTRING for XML Data).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP EFG_STR_GENDATA 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
TYPEType ID for Data EFG_DTE_GENDATA_TYPECHAR30CHAR30
KEYKey for Data Identification EFG_DTE_GENDATA_KEYCHAR60CHAR60
ATTRAdditional Attribute EFG_DTE_GENDATA_ATTRCHAR100CHAR100
REF_TO_DATAReference to Data EFG_DTE_REF_TO_DATAREF0DATA
XSTRINGRAWSTRING for XML Data EFG_DTE_GENDATA_XSTRINGRSTR0

Key field Non-key field



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

As EFG_STR_GENDATA 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 EFG_STR_GENDATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table EFG_STR_GENDATA

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