SAP ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE Advanced Search Attributes Table data and field list

ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE 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 "Advanced Search Attributes" 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_ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE TYPE ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE.

The ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Advanced Search Attributes data available in SAP. These include ATTRIBUTE_NAME (Attribute Name), LABEL_VALUE (Label Value), OPERATOR (Operator (EQ, BT, ...) for Advanced Search), VALUE (Value)... 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_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE 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 ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE 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
ATTRIBUTE_COUNTER Counter for Attribute Name0
ATTRIBUTE_NAMEAttribute Name ESH_E_IF_ATTRIBUTE_NAMESTRG0ESH_D_IF_ATTR_NAME_LONG
LABEL_VALUE Label Value0
OPERATOROperator (EQ, BT, ...) for Advanced Search ESH_E_QUERY_OPERATORCHAR2ESH_D_QUERY_OPERATOR
VALUE Value0
VALUE_TO Value to0
VALUE_F4 Value Field with F40
VALUE_F4_TO Value Field with F4 to0
F4_HELP_SUPPORTEDReplacement for Real Boolean Type: 'X' == True '' == False WDY_BOOLEANCHAR1WDY_BOOLEAN
DATE_FROMField of type DATS DATSDATS8DATS
DATE_TOField of type DATS DATSDATS8DATS
TYPEABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter DYNPTYPECHAR4DATATYPE
INT_TYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
CONVERSION_EXIT_IDConversion Exit ESH_E_OM_CONVEXITCHAR5ESH_D_OM_CONVEXIT
TOOLTIP_LABEL Tooltip Label0
ATTRIBUTE_TYPEAttribute Entity Type ESH_E_IF_ATTRIBUTE_ENTITY_TYPECHAR1
IS_CAReplacement for Real Boolean Type: 'X' == True '' == False WDY_BOOLEANCHAR1WDY_BOOLEAN
CONTAINS_TEXTReplacement for Real Boolean Type: 'X' == True '' == False WDY_BOOLEANCHAR1WDY_BOOLEAN
SEMANTICAttribute Semantic ESH_E_IF_ATTRIBUTE_SEMANTICCHAR2
LENGTHLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
INT_LENGTHInternal Length in Bytes INTLENNUMC6DDLENG

Key field Non-key field



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

As ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE 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 ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ESH_S_ADV_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE

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

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