HRIEXOB SAP (Transfer Structure for External Objects) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Transfer Structure for External Objects




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

HRIEXOB 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 Structure for 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_HRIEXOB TYPE HRIEXOB.

The HRIEXOB table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Transfer Structure for External Objects data available in SAP. These include OTYPE (Object Type), OBJID (Extended Object ID), RSIGN (Relationship Specification), RELAT (Relationship Between Objects).. 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 HRIEXOB 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
PLVARPlan Version PLVARCHAR2Assigned to domainPLVARPOP
OTYPEObject Type OTYPECHAR2Assigned to domainOTYPEPOT
OBJIDExtended Object ID REALOCHAR45CHAR45
RSIGNRelationship Specification RSIGNCHAR1RSIGN
RELATRelationship Between Objects RELATCHAR3Assigned to domainRELAT
BEGDAStart Date BEGDATUMDATS8DATUMBEG
ENDDAEnd Date ENDDATUMDATS8DATUMEND
SCLASType of Related Object SCLASCHAR2Assigned to domainOTYPE

Key field Non-key field



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

As HRIEXOB 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 HRIEXOB as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table HRIEXOB

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