SAP ESH_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE Virtual Template to get different views on the same business Table data and field list

ESH_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE 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 "Virtual Template to get different views on the same business" 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_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE TYPE ESH_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE.

The ESH_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Virtual Template to get different views on the same business data available in SAP. These include ID (Identifier for a Search Template), ICON_ID (Identifier for an Icon (Not Fully Supported Yet)), NODE_REFERENCE (), CONTROLLER ()... 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_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP ESH_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE 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_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE 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
CONTROLLER 0
IDIdentifier for a Search Template ESH_WS_SEARCH_TEMPLATE_IDCHAR255
ICON_IDIdentifier for an Icon (Not Fully Supported Yet) ESH_WS_SEARCH_ICON_IDCHAR118
NODE_REFERENCE 0
CONTROLLER 0
TEMPLATE_REFERENCE_IDIdentifier for a Search Template ESH_WS_SEARCH_TEMPLATE_IDCHAR255
NODE_REFERENCE_IDIdentifier for the Search Node ESH_WS_SEARCH_NODE_IDCHAR255
RESTRICTION 0
DESCRIPTION_TEXT 0
AUTHORIZATION_CHECK_COMPOSITE 0
CONTROLLER 0
AUTHORIZATION_CHECK_ASSIGNMENT 0
LOGICAL_CONJUNCTION_TEXTExpression to Describe Seq. and Conds of Search Auth. Checks ESH_WS_SEARCH_LOGICAL_CONJUNCTSTRG0
CATEGORY_REFERENCE_ID 0
KEY_WORD_TEXT 0
SEARCH_QUERY_INTERFACE 0
CONTROLLER 0
SEARCH_REQUEST 0
SEARCH_RESPONSE 0
CONTROLLER 0
DEFAULT_NAVIGATION_ATTRIBUTE_RUnique Identifier for a Search Node Attribute ESH_WS_SEARCH_ATTRIBUTE_IDCHAR255
ATTRIBUTE 0
ATTRIBUTE_GROUP 0
RELATED_REQUEST 0

Key field Non-key field



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

As ESH_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE 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_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ESH_WS_SEARCH_VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE

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

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