EXTID_INFO SAP (External ID description) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: External ID description




ABAP Code to SELECT data from EXTID_INFO
Related tables to EXTID_INFO
Access table EXTID_INFO




Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

EXTID_INFO 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 "External ID description" 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_EXTID_INFO TYPE EXTID_INFO.

The EXTID_INFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about External ID description data available in SAP. These include TYPE (External ID type).. 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 EXTID_INFO 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
LENGTH External ID length0
TYPE External ID type0

Key field Non-key field



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

As EXTID_INFO 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 EXTID_INFO as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table EXTID_INFO

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about EXTID_INFO 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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