GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE SAP (Customer Defined data type data) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Customer Defined data type data




ABAP Code to SELECT data from GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE 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 "Customer Defined data type data" 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_GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE TYPE GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE.

The GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Customer Defined data type data data available in SAP. These include DATA_SOURCE (), CONTROLLER (), PRIMARY_DS (Used for Character Strings, length 1 to 10), TRANSACTIONAL_DATA ().. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)


SAP GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE 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
CONTROLLER 0
DATA_SOURCE 0
CONTROLLER 0
PRIMARY_DSUsed for Character Strings, length 1 to 10 GTSTRING_LENGTH1TO10CHAR10
TRANSACTIONAL_DATA 0
CONTROLLER 0
TEMPLATE_GROUP_NAME 0
LANGUAGE_IDUsed for Character Strings, length 1 to 10 GTSTRING_LENGTH1TO10CHAR10
TEMPLATE_SUBJECT_AREA_COUNTUsed for Numeric Strings, minimum length 1, maximum length 3 GTNUMERIC_STRING_LENGTH1TO3STRG0
CUSTOM_FIELD_CODEUsed for Character Strings, length 1 to 3 GTSTRING_LENGTH1TO3CHAR3
CUSTOM_FIELD_CODE_DESCRIPTIONUsed for Character Strings, length 1 to 32 GTSTRING_LENGTH1TO32CHAR32
VALUE 0
DOMAIN_IDUsed for Character Strings, length 1 to 20 GTSTRING_LENGTH1TO20CHAR20
ORDER_SEQUENCE_NOUsed for Numeric Strings, minimum length 1, maximum length 3 GTNUMERIC_STRING_LENGTH1TO3STRG0

Key field Non-key field



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

As GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE 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 GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table GTCUSTOM_DEFINED_DATA_TYPE

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