HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION SAP (Structure for the Description of (External) Objects) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Structure for the Description of (External) Objects




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

HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION 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 "Structure for the Description of (External) Objects" 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_HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION TYPE HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION.

The HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Structure for the Description of (External) Objects data available in SAP. These include BEGDA (Start Date), ENDDA (End Date), LANGU (Language Key), GENERAL_DESCRIPTION_STRING ().. 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 HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION 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
ISTATPlanning Status ISTAT_DCHAR1Assigned to domainISTATPST
BEGDAStart Date BEGDATUMDATS8DATUMBEG
ENDDAEnd Date ENDDATUMDATS8DATUMEND
LANGULanguage Key SYLANGULANG1ISOLASYLANGU
GENERAL_DESCRIPTION_STRING 0

Key field Non-key field



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

As HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION 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 HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table HRBAS_GENERAL_DESCRIPTION

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