GFC_ICONS SAP (Graphical fullscreen: Icons) Structure details
Description: Graphical fullscreen: Icons
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
GFC_ICONS 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 "Graphical fullscreen: Icons" 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_GFC_ICONS TYPE GFC_ICONS.
The GFC_ICONS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Graphical fullscreen: Icons data available in SAP. These include NAME (Name of an Icon), OLENG (Output length 1 in Screen Painter), BUTTON (Icon suitable for pushbutton), STATUS (Icon suitable for status display).. 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 GFC_ICONS 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 |
| ID | Icon in text fields (substitute display, alias) | ICON_D | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | ICON | |||
| NAME | Name of an Icon | ICONNAME | CHAR | 30 | ICONNAME | ||||
| OLENG | Output length 1 in Screen Painter | SCRPLENG1 | CHAR | 1 | SCRPCHA1 | ||||
| BUTTON | Icon suitable for pushbutton | ICON_B | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| STATUS | Icon suitable for status display | ICON_S | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| MESSAGE | Icon suitable for message | ICON_M | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| FUNCTION | Icon suitable for function key | ICON_F | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| TEXTFIELD | Icon suitable key word | ICON_T | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| INTERNAL | Icon internal format | ICON_INT | CHAR | 8 | ICON_INT | ||||
| LOCKED | Locked icons | ICON_L | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| LANGU | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| SHORTTEXT | Description of an icon | ICONSHORT | CHAR | 30 | ICONTEXT | ||||
| QUICKINFO | Quickinfo for an icon | ICONQUICK | CHAR | 30 | ICONTEXT |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure GFC_ICONS using ABAP code?
As GFC_ICONS 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 GFC_ICONS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table GFC_ICONS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about GFC_ICONS and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects