SAP ESH_S_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI Scope distribution for Narrow down in UI format Table data and field list

ESH_S_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI 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 "Scope distribution for Narrow down in UI format" 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_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI TYPE ESH_S_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI.

The ESH_S_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Scope distribution for Narrow down in UI format data available in SAP. These include CATEGORY_ID (Category ID), CONNECTOR_ID (Search Connector ID), REQUEST_TYPE_ID (Request Type ID), PARENT (Readable Name)... 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_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI 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_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI 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_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI 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
CATEGORY_ID	Category ID	ESH_E_IF_CATEGORY_ID	CHAR	30			ESH_D_OM_CATEGORY
CONNECTOR_ID	Search Connector ID	ESH_E_IF_SEARCH_CONNECTOR_ID	CHAR	120			ESH_D_IF_IDENTIFIER_LONG
REQUEST_TYPE_ID	Request Type ID	ESH_E_IF_REQUEST_TYPE_ID	CHAR	32			ESH_D_IF_IDENTIFIER_SHORT
PARENT	Readable Name	ESH_E_IF_NAME	CHAR	80			ESH_D_IF_NAME
DESCRIPTION	Readable Name	ESH_E_IF_NAME	CHAR	80			ESH_D_IF_NAME
NUMBER_OF_HITS	Total Number of Results	ESH_E_IF_NO_OF_TOTAL_RESULTS	INT4	10			INT4
ATTRIBUTE_NAME	Attribute Name	ESH_E_IF_ATTRIBUTE_NAME	STRG	0			ESH_D_IF_ATTR_NAME_LONG
ATTRIBUTE_VALUE	Attribute Value	ESH_E_IF_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE	STRG	0
ATTRIBUTE_VALUE2	Attribute Value	ESH_E_IF_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE	STRG	0
DISTRIBUTION_TYPE	Distribution Type	ESH_E_IF_DISTRIBUTION_TYPE	CHAR	1			ESH_D_IF_DISTRIBUTION_TYPE
IS_COMMON_ATTRIBUTE	Data element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ')	BOOLE_D	CHAR	1			BOOLE
ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_EXT	Attribute Value	ESH_E_IF_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE	STRG	0
ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_EXT2	Attribute Value	ESH_E_IF_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE	STRG	0
IS_RANGE	Data element for domain BOOLE: TRUE (='X') and FALSE (=' ')	BOOLE_D	CHAR	1			BOOLE

Key field

Non-key field

< ESH_S_RTI_RUNTIME_CALLBACK - Real-Time Indexing: Runtime Callback ESH_S_SEARCH_CATEGORY - Search Category >

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

As ESH_S_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI 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_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ESH_S_SCOPE_DISTRIBUTION_UI

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

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