HELP_INFO SAP (Transfer Values for the Help Processor) Structure details
Description: Transfer Values for the Help Processor
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
HELP_INFO 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 "Transfer Values for the Help Processor" 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_HELP_INFO TYPE HELP_INFO.
The HELP_INFO table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Values for the Help Processor data available in SAP. These include OBJECT (Screen object ID), PROGRAM (ABAP Program Name), DYNPRO (Number of the following screen), TABNAME (Table 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. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP HELP_INFO 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 |
| CALL | Help processor call type | HELPCALL | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| OBJECT | Screen object ID | HELPOBJECT | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| PROGRAM | ABAP Program Name | PROGRAMM | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | RID | ||
| DYNPRO | Number of the following screen | DYNNR | CHAR | 4 | DYNNR | ||||
| TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| FIELDNAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| FIELDTYPE | Data Type in ABAP Dictionary | DATATYPE_D | CHAR | 4 | DTYPE | DATATYPE | |||
| KEYWORD | Text, 40 Characters Long | TEXT40 | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
| FIELDLNG | Version Number Component | CHAR2 | CHAR | 2 | CHAR2 | ||||
| FLDVALUE | Screen Field Contents | DYNFIELDVALUE | CHAR | 255 | F4CHAR255 | ||||
| MCOBJ | Name of a Search Help | SHLPNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | SHLPNAME | SHLP | DD_SHLP | |
| SPRAS | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| MENUFUNCT | Function Code | CUA_CODE | CHAR | 20 | CUA_CODE | ||||
| MESSAGEID | Message identification | MSGID | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | ARBGB | |||
| MESSAGENR | Message number | MSGNR | CHAR | 3 | Assigned to domain | MSGNR | |||
| MESSAGE | Text length 300 | TEXT300 | CHAR | 300 | CHAR300 | ||||
| TITLE | Text (79 characters) | TEXT79_D | CHAR | 79 | TEXT79 | ||||
| DYNPROFLD | Field name | DYNFNAM | CHAR | 132 | DYNFNAM | ||||
| DYNPROFLAG | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| CHECKTABLE | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| CHECKFIELD | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| VALEXIST | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| TCODE | Transaction Code | TCODE | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | TCODE | TCD | ||
| PFKEY | GUI status | CUASTATUS | CHAR | 20 | GUI_STATUS | ||||
| DOCUKEY | Character field length 79 | CHAR79 | CHAR | 79 | CHAR79 | ||||
| REPORT | ABAP Program Name | PROGRAMM | CHAR | 40 | Assigned to domain | PROGRAMM | RID | ||
| DOCUID | Document class | DOKU_ID | CHAR | 2 | Assigned to domain | DOKU_ID | |||
| DOCUOBJECT | Documentation Object | DOKU_OBJ | CHAR | 60 | DOKU_OBJ | ||||
| HEADERTEXT | Text Line | TDLINE | CHAR | 132 | TDSTXLLINE | ||||
| F1SYSHEL | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| MSGV1 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV2 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV3 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| MSGV4 | Message Variable | SYMSGV | CHAR | 50 | SYCHAR50 | ||||
| SHOW | Display field flag | ANZFLD | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| POV | PROCESS-ON-VALUE-REQUEST flag | POVFLD | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| CUROW | Vertical Cursor Position | SYCUROW | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
| CUCOL | Horizontal Cursor Position | SYCUCOL | INT4 | 10 | SYST_SHORT | ||||
| SY_DYN | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| DYNPPROG | ABAP Program Name | PROGNAME | CHAR | 40 | PROGNAME | ||||
| STEPL | Index of Current Step Loop Line | SYSTEPL | INT4 | 10 | SYST_BYTE | ||||
| SELECTART | CHAR01 data element for SYST | SYCHAR01 | CHAR | 1 | SYCHAR01 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure HELP_INFO using ABAP code?
As HELP_INFO 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 HELP_INFO as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table HELP_INFO
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about HELP_INFO 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