SAP GRFNFDSSTDMETA Flexible Data Store - Storage Type - DMS, Meta Data Table data and field list

GRFNFDSSTDMETA is a standard SAP Table which is used to store Flexible Data Store - Storage Type - DMS, Meta Data data in SAP systems, such as SAP R/3, S/4HANA, depending on the version and release level.

The GRFNFDSSTDMETA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Flexible Data Store - Storage Type - DMS, Meta Data data available in SAP. These include DMS_GUID (UUID of the GRC object (char32)), STATUS (Flexible Data Store - Store Status), FDSUSAGE (Flexible Data Store - Usage ID), STALIAS (Flexible Data Store - Storage Type Alias ID)... 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. .

GRFNFDSSTDMETA table Technical Details:

Delivery Class: A - Application table (master and transaction data)
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)


SAP GRFNFDSSTDMETA table 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 GRFNFDSSTDMETA 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
MANDTClient MANDTCLNT3Assigned to domainMANDT
DMS_GUIDUUID of the GRC object (char32) GRFN_GUIDCHAR32GRFN_GUID
STATUSFlexible Data Store - Store Status GRFN_FDS_STSTATUSINT13GRFN_FDS_STSTATUS
FDSUSAGEFlexible Data Store - Usage ID GRFN_FDS_USAGECHAR20GRFNFDSUSAGEGRFN_ATTRNAME
STALIASFlexible Data Store - Storage Type Alias ID GRFN_FDS_STALIASCHAR20GRFN_ATTRNAME
OBJECTIDObject ID GRFN_API_OBJECT_IDCHAR50CHAR50

Key field Non-key field



How do I retrieve data from SAP table GRFNFDSSTDMETA using ABAP code

The following ABAP code Example will allow you to do a basic selection on GRFNFDSSTDMETA to SELECT all data from the table
DATA: WA_GRFNFDSSTDMETA TYPE GRFNFDSSTDMETA.

SELECT SINGLE *
FROM GRFNFDSSTDMETA
INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF WA_GRFNFDSSTDMETA
WHERE...

How to access SAP table GRFNFDSSTDMETA

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

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