SAP ESH_S_OM_DATATY_DATA Data Fields for DATATY Table data and field list

ESH_S_OM_DATATY_DATA 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 Fields for DATATY" 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_OM_DATATY_DATA TYPE ESH_S_OM_DATATY_DATA.

The ESH_S_OM_DATATY_DATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Data Fields for DATATY 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_OM_DATATY_DATA 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_OM_DATATY_DATA 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_OM_DATATY_DATA 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_TYPEData Type ESH_E_OM_DATA_TYPECHAR30
DOMNAMEDomain name DOMNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainDOMNAMEDD_DOMA
DATATYPEABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter DYNPTYPECHAR4DATATYPE
INTTYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
LENGLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
INTLENInternal Length in Bytes INTLENNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMALSNumber of Decimal Places DECIMALSNUMC6DDLENG
LOWERCASELowercase letters allowed/not allowed LOWERCASECHAR1AS4FLAG
CONVEXITConversion Exit ESH_E_OM_CONVEXITCHAR5ESH_D_OM_CONVEXIT
OUTPUTLENOutput Length OUTPUTLENNUMC6DDLENG
SIGNFLAGFlag for sign in numerical fields SIGNFLAGCHAR1AS4FLAG
FIXED_UOMUnit of Measurement ESH_E_OM_UOMCHAR3
TEXT_REPOSITORYTText Repository ESH_E_OM_TEXT_REPOSITORYCHAR1ESH_D_OM_TEXT_REPOSITORY
TEXT_REPOSITORYFText Repository ESH_E_OM_TEXT_REPOSITORYCHAR1ESH_D_OM_TEXT_REPOSITORY
DATA_ELEMENTDDIC Data Element ESH_E_OM_DATA_ELEMENTCHAR30
DGEN_INFO_GUIDGeneration Info GUID ESH_E_OM_GEN_INFO_GUIDCHAR32SYSUUID_C
DMODNAM_SEGName of Person Who Changed the Segment ESH_E_OM_MODNAM_SEGCHAR12USNAM
DTMESTMP_MOD_SEGUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TIMESTAMPDEC15TZNTSTMPS
DAREA_MOD_SEGArea ESH_E_OM_AREACHAR1ESH_D_OM_AREA
DCRENAM_SEGName of Person Who Created the Segment ESH_E_OM_CRENAM_SEGCHAR12USNAM
DTMESTMP_CRE_SEGUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TIMESTAMPDEC15TZNTSTMPS
DAREA_CRE_SEGArea ESH_E_OM_AREACHAR1ESH_D_OM_AREA
DAENAM_SEGName of Person Who Changed the Segment ESH_E_OM_AENAM_SEGCHAR12USNAM
DTMESTMP_AEN_SEGUTC Time Stamp in Short Form (YYYYMMDDhhmmss) TIMESTAMPDEC15TZNTSTMPS

Key field Non-key field



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

As ESH_S_OM_DATATY_DATA 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_OM_DATATY_DATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ESH_S_OM_DATATY_DATA

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

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