GENEDDFIES SAP (DD Interface: View of Field Attributes for GET_FIELD) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DD Interface: View of Field Attributes for GET_FIELD




ABAP Code to SELECT data from GENEDDFIES
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Access table GENEDDFIES




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

GENEDDFIES 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 "DD Interface: View of Field Attributes for GET_FIELD" 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_GENEDDFIES TYPE GENEDDFIES.

The GENEDDFIES table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DD Interface: View of Field Attributes for GET_FIELD data available in SAP. These include REF_STCNAM (Table Name), REF_FLDNAM (Field Name), POSITION (Position of the field in the table), OFFSET (Offset of a field).. 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 GENEDDFIES 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
VIS_FLDNAMField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
REF_STCNAMTable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
REF_FLDNAMField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
POSITIONPosition of the field in the table TABFDPOSNUMC4AS4POS
OFFSETOffset of a field DOFFSETNUMC6DOFFSET
INTLENInternal Length in Bytes INTLENNUMC6DDLENG
EDITORLENOutput Length OUTPUTLENNUMC6DDLENG
DATATYPEABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter DYNPTYPECHAR4DATATYPE
CONVEXITConversion Routine CONVEXITCHAR5CONVEXIT
SCRTEXT_LLong Field Label SCRTEXT_LCHAR40SCRTEXT_L
LOWERCASELowercase letters allowed/not allowed LOWERCASECHAR1AS4FLAG
VALEXIExistence of fixed values VALEXICHAR1AS4FLAG
F4AVAILABLDoes the field have an input help DDF4AVAILCHAR1DDBOOL
ENTITYTABValue table ENTITYTABCHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDD_DBTB

Key field Non-key field



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

As GENEDDFIES 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 GENEDDFIES as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table GENEDDFIES

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