FACTS_STRUCTURE SAP (Structure of the customized facts) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure of the customized facts




ABAP Code to SELECT data from FACTS_STRUCTURE
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Access table FACTS_STRUCTURE




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

FACTS_STRUCTURE 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 of the customized facts" 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_FACTS_STRUCTURE TYPE FACTS_STRUCTURE.

The FACTS_STRUCTURE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure of the customized facts data available in SAP. These include FACT_TYPE (Fact Type), FACT_TYPE_DESC (Fact Type Description), FACT_TYPE_REP (Fact Type Repetition), FACT_CAT_SEQ (Fact Category Sequence).. 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 FACTS_STRUCTURE 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
FACT_TYPE_SEQFact Type Sequence PS_FACT_TYPE_SEQNUMC4NUM4
FACT_TYPEFact Type PS_FACT_TYPECHAR4PS_FACT_TYPE
FACT_TYPE_DESCFact Type Description PS_FACT_DESCRIPTIONCHAR40CHARX40
FACT_TYPE_REPFact Type Repetition PS_FACT_TYPE_REPNUMC4NUM4
FACT_CAT_SEQFact Category Sequence PS_FACT_CAT_SEQNUMC2NUM2
FACT_CATEGORYFact Category PS_FACTCATCHAR4PS_FACTCAT
FACT_CATEGORY_DESCRFact Category Description PS_FACTCAT_DESCCHAR40CHARX40
FACT_CAT_REPFact Category Repetition PS_FACT_CAT_REPNUMC4NUM4
SELF_REFERENCEFacts: Self reference to owner business object PS_FACT_SELF_REFERENCECHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As FACTS_STRUCTURE 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 FACTS_STRUCTURE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table FACTS_STRUCTURE

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