F4SETTING SAP (F4 mode description structure) Structure details
Description: F4 mode description structure
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
F4SETTING 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 "F4 mode description structure" 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_F4SETTING TYPE F4SETTING.
The F4SETTING table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about F4 mode description structure data available in SAP. These include NOACTIVEX (Search help without control), SYSDEFAULT (Use System defaults), G_ACTIVEX (Use Search help control), G_NACTIVEX (Search help without control).. 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 F4SETTING 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 |
| ACTIVEX | Use Search help control | F4AX | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| NOACTIVEX | Search help without control | F4NAX | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| SYSDEFAULT | Use System defaults | F4SYSDEF | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| G_ACTIVEX | Use Search help control | F4AX | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| G_NACTIVEX | Search help without control | F4NAX | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure F4SETTING using ABAP code?
As F4SETTING 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 F4SETTING as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table F4SETTING
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about F4SETTING 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