SAP ESH_S_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT data element Table data and field list

ESH_S_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT 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 "data element" 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_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT TYPE ESH_S_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT.

The ESH_S_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about data element data available in SAP. These include DOMNAME (Domain name), DATATYPE (ABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter), INTTYPE (ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)), LENG (Length (No. of Characters))... 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_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT 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_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT 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_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT 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
DATA_ELEMENT_ID	Data Type	ESH_E_OM_DATA_TYPE	CHAR	30
DOMNAME	Domain name	DOMNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		DOMNAME		DD_DOMA
DATATYPE	ABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter	DYNPTYPE	CHAR	4			DATATYPE
INTTYPE	ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)	INTTYPE	CHAR	1			INTTYPE
LENG	Length (No. of Characters)	DDLENG	NUMC	6			DDLENG
INTLEN	Internal Length in Bytes	INTLEN	NUMC	6			DDLENG
DECIMALS	Number of Decimal Places	DECIMALS	NUMC	6			DDLENG
LOWERCASE	Lowercase letters allowed/not allowed	LOWERCASE	CHAR	1			AS4FLAG
CONVERSION	Conversion Exit	ESH_E_OM_CONVEXIT	CHAR	5			ESH_D_OM_CONVEXIT
OUTPUTLEN	Output Length	OUTPUTLEN	NUMC	6			DDLENG
SIGNFLAG	Flag for sign in numerical fields	SIGNFLAG	CHAR	1			AS4FLAG
FIXED_UOM	Unit of Measurement	ESH_E_OM_UOM	CHAR	3

Key field

Non-key field

< ESH_S_IF_DCB_COMM_ATTRIBUTE_T - short text of common attributes ESH_S_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT_T - short text of data element >

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

As ESH_S_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT 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_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ESH_S_IF_DCB_DATA_ELEMENT

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

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