EXT_SWITCH SAP (Switch for Enterprise Extension) Structure details
Description: Switch for Enterprise Extension
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
EXT_SWITCH 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 "Switch for Enterprise Extension" 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_EXT_SWITCH TYPE EXT_SWITCH.
The EXT_SWITCH table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Switch for Enterprise Extension data available in SAP. These include SWITCH (General Flag).. 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: Not classified
SAP EXT_SWITCH 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 |
EXT_ALIAS | Alias for R/3 Enterprise Extension in Transaction FIBF | EXT_ALIAS | CHAR | 6 | |||||
SWITCH | General Flag | FLAG | CHAR | 1 | FLAG |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure EXT_SWITCH using ABAP code?
As EXT_SWITCH 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 EXT_SWITCH as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table EXT_SWITCH
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EXT_SWITCH and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects