EXTID_OPS SAP (Structure with an External ID) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure with an External ID




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

EXTID_OPS 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 "Structure with an External ID" 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_OPS TYPE EXTID_OPS.

The EXTID_OPS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure with an External ID data available in SAP. These include EXTID (External ident.), ISSUER (Issuer of an External ID (X.509 Certificate)), SERIAL (Serial No. for External ID (X.509 Certificate)).. 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 EXTID_OPS 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
OPERATIONOperation for an ID EXTID_OPCHAR1EXTID_OP
EXTIDExternal ident. EXTID_IDSTRG0
ISSUERIssuer of an External ID (X.509 Certificate) EXTID_ISSSTRG0
SERIALSerial No. for External ID (X.509 Certificate) EXTID_SRLSTRG0

Key field Non-key field



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

As EXTID_OPS 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_OPS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table EXTID_OPS

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