HIER_NTYPE SAP (List of node types) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: List of node types




ABAP Code to SELECT data from HIER_NTYPE
Related tables to HIER_NTYPE
Access table HIER_NTYPE




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

HIER_NTYPE 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 "List of node types" 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_HIER_NTYPE TYPE HIER_NTYPE.

The HIER_NTYPE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about List of node types data available in SAP. These include TEXT (Explanatory text), ACTIVE (Flag whether active or inactive).. 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 HIER_NTYPE 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
NODE_TYPEValid Node Types in Structure Repository HIER_NODETCHAR4Assigned to domainHIER_NODET
TEXTExplanatory text HIER_TEXTCHAR75HIER_TEXT
ACTIVEFlag whether active or inactive HIER_ACTIVCHAR1HIER_ACTIV

Key field Non-key field



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

As HIER_NTYPE 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 HIER_NTYPE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table HIER_NTYPE

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