FAVORITES SAP (Favorites for the GUI) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Favorites for the GUI




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




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

FAVORITES 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 "Favorites for the GUI" 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_FAVORITES TYPE FAVORITES.

The FAVORITES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Favorites for the GUI data available in SAP. These include OBJECT_ID (Counter for menu ID), MENU_LEVEL (Level in the menu), REPORTTYPE (Report type), REPORT (Extended Program Name).. 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 FAVORITES 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
PARENT_IDCounter for menu ID MENU_NUM_5NUMC5NUM05
OBJECT_IDCounter for menu ID MENU_NUM_5NUMC5NUM05
MENU_LEVELLevel in the menu MENU_NUM_2NUMC2NUM02
REPORTTYPEReport type REPORTTYPECHAR2Assigned to domainCHAR2REPREPORT_TYPE
REPORTExtended Program Name EXTDREPORTCHAR48EXTDREPORT
TEXTMenu entry text SSM_TITLECHAR80TEXT80

Key field Non-key field



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

As FAVORITES 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 FAVORITES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table FAVORITES

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