SAP FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN Screen fields for layout management Table data and field list

FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN 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 "Screen fields for layout management" 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_FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN TYPE FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN.

The FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Screen fields for layout management data available in SAP. These include FLG_DEFAULT (Layout as default for all documents)... 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. .

FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced


SAP FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
LAYOUTVARLayout variant - Layout management in budgeting FMLA_LAYOUTVARCHAR6FMLAFMLA_LAYOUTVARLAY
FLG_DEFAULTLayout as default for all documents FMBW_FLG_DEFAULT_LAYOUTCHAR1XFELD

Key field Non-key field



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

As FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN 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 FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about FMBW_LAYOUT_S_SCREEN and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).