SAP FMDERIVE_GROUPS Infos about SETs in tables for rules Table data and field list

FMDERIVE_GROUPS 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 "Infos about SETs in tables for rules" 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_FMDERIVE_GROUPS TYPE FMDERIVE_GROUPS.

The FMDERIVE_GROUPS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Infos about SETs in tables for rules data available in SAP. These include GROUP (Set data element), ELEM (Data element for the content of a Set), NAME_FROM (Field Name), NAME_TO (Field 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. .

FMDERIVE_GROUPS structure Technical Details:

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

SAP FMDERIVE_GROUPS 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 FMDERIVE_GROUPS 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
NAME	Field Name	FIELDNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		FDNAME	DFD
GROUP	Set data element	FM_SET_DATAELEMENT	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		ROLLNAME
ELEM	Data element for the content of a Set	FM_CONTENT_SET_DATAELEMENT	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		ROLLNAME
NAME_FROM	Field Name	FIELDNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		FDNAME	DFD
NAME_TO	Field Name	FIELDNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		FDNAME	DFD
SETCLS	Set class	SETCLASS	CHAR	4	Assigned to domain		SETCLASS	GSC
SUBCLS_FIELD	Field Name	FIELDNAME	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		FDNAME	DFD
SUBCLS_ELEM	Subclass of a set: data element	FM_SUBCLASS_DATAELEMENT	CHAR	30	Assigned to domain		ROLLNAME

Key field

Non-key field

< FMDERIVE_ENH_PERSCONF - FMDERIVE_ENH:Personal Configuration Rules Settings FMDERIVE_LOCKS - Reference to data container which contains the intervals >

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

As FMDERIVE_GROUPS 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 FMDERIVE_GROUPS as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table FMDERIVE_GROUPS

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

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