SAP ESH_CU_FED Search Configuration Table data and field list

ESH_CU_FED is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Search Configuration data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The ESH_CU_FED table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Search Configuration data available in SAP. These include TIMEOUT (Search Timeout (sec)), INAV_MAIN_SWITCH (Interactive Navigation Main Switch), INAV_OPT_NUM_VAL (Interactive Navigation - Optimum Number of Values), INAV_MAX_NUM_VAL (Interactive Navigation - Maximum Number of Values)... 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. .

ESH_CU_FED table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: C - Customising table, maintenance only by cust
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP ESH_CU_FED table 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 ESH_CU_FED 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
TIMEOUTSearch Timeout (sec) ESH_E_IF_TIMEOUTINT410
INAV_MAIN_SWITCHInteractive Navigation Main Switch ESH_E_IF_INAV_MAIN_SWITCHCHAR1BOOLE
INAV_OPT_NUM_VALInteractive Navigation - Optimum Number of Values ESH_E_IF_INAV_OPT_NUM_VALUESINT410INT4
INAV_MAX_NUM_VALInteractive Navigation - Maximum Number of Values ESH_E_IF_INAV_MAX_NUM_VALUESINT410INT4
INAV_MAX_ON_SELInteractive Navigation - Maximum Values on Value Selector ESH_E_IF_INAV_MAX_VAL_SELECTINT410INT4
SERVER_GROUPServer Group for Search Parallelization ESH_E_CU_SERVER_GROUPCHAR20RZLLI_ACN
ASYNC_SWITCHSwitch off Async. Search ESH_E_CU_FED_ASYNC_SWITCHCHAR1BOOLE
PARALLEL_SWITCHSwitch off Parallelization ESH_E_CU_FED_PARALLEL_SWITCHCHAR1BOOLE
REDIRECT_SWITCHSwitch off Redirect Service ESH_E_CU_FED_REDIRECTCHAR1BOOLE
DEFAULT_MODESearch Mode ESH_E_CU_TERM_ACTIONCHAR1ESH_D_CU_TERM_ACTION
WHY_FOUND_SWITCHSwitch off Why Found ESH_E_CU_FED_WHY_FOUND_OFFCHAR1BOOLE
AUTH_CHECK_SWITCHAuthority Check ESH_E_CU_FED_AUTH_CHECKCHAR1ESH_D_CU_FED_AUTH_CHECK

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table ESH_CU_FED using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on ESH_CU_FED to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_ESH_CU_FED TYPE ESH_CU_FED.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM ESH_CU_FED
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_ESH_CU_FED
WHERE...

How to access SAP table ESH_CU_FED

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

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