HIER_STYPE SAP (List of structure types) Structure details
Description: List of structure types
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
HIER_STYPE 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 structure 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_STYPE TYPE HIER_STYPE.
The HIER_STYPE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about List of structure types data available in SAP. These include TEXT (Explanatory text), SPRAS (Language Key), CHANGEDOC (Use of change documents), DB_IDENT (Structure Type).. 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_STYPE 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 |
| TREE_TYPE | Structure Type | HIER_TREET | CHAR | 5 | Assigned to domain | HIER_TREET | |||
| TEXT | Explanatory text | HIER_TEXT | CHAR | 75 | HIER_TEXT | ||||
| SPRAS | Language Key | SPRAS | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | SPR | H_T002 |
| CHANGEDOC | Use of change documents | HIER_CHDOC | CHAR | 1 | HIER_YESNO | ||||
| DB_IDENT | Structure Type | HIER_TREET | CHAR | 5 | Assigned to domain | HIER_TREET | |||
| DB_TABLE | General hierarchy tool structure type table name | HIER_TABLE | CHAR | 15 | CHAR15 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure HIER_STYPE using ABAP code?
As HIER_STYPE 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_STYPE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table HIER_STYPE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about HIER_STYPE 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