ESS_INFOTYPE_LN SAP (two column structure for infotype data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: two column structure for infotype data




ABAP Code to SELECT data from ESS_INFOTYPE_LN
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

ESS_INFOTYPE_LN 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 "two column structure for infotype data" 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_ESS_INFOTYPE_LN TYPE ESS_INFOTYPE_LN.

The ESS_INFOTYPE_LN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about two column structure for infotype data data available in SAP. These include VALUE (Char 80).. 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. .

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


SAP ESS_INFOTYPE_LN structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
FIELDNAMEChar 20 CHAR20CHAR20CHAR20
VALUEChar 80 CHAR80CHAR80CHAR80

Key field Non-key field



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

As ESS_INFOTYPE_LN 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 ESS_INFOTYPE_LN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ESS_INFOTYPE_LN

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

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


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