IDCN_FORMHDR SAP (Generic Interface for Printing: Header) Structure details
Description: Generic Interface for Printing: Header
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
IDCN_FORMHDR 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 "Generic Interface for Printing: Header" 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_IDCN_FORMHDR TYPE IDCN_FORMHDR.
The IDCN_FORMHDR table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Generic Interface for Printing: Header data available in SAP. These include COMPANY (Company name), BYEAR (Fiscal Year), BMONTH (Fiscal Period), BDAY (Calendar day).. 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 IDCN_FORMHDR 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 |
| FSCDES | Form Structure Description | IDCN_FSCDES | CHAR | 30 | IDCN_FSCDES | ||||
| COMPANY | Company name | NAME_1 | CHAR | 30 | TEXT30 | ||||
| BYEAR | Fiscal Year | GJAHR | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | GJR | ||
| BMONTH | Fiscal Period | MONAT | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| BDAY | Calendar day | AM_TAG | NUMC | 2 | AM_TAG | ||||
| VYEAR | Fiscal Year | GJAHR | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | GJR | ||
| VMONTH | Fiscal Period | MONAT | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| VDAY | Calendar day | AM_TAG | NUMC | 2 | AM_TAG | ||||
| BJJV | Fiscal Year | GJAHR | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | GJR | ||
| BMMV | Fiscal Period | MONAT | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| BJJB | Fiscal Year | GJAHR | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | GJR | ||
| BMMB | Fiscal Period | MONAT | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| VJJV | Fiscal Year | GJAHR | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | GJR | ||
| VMMV | Fiscal Period | MONAT | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| VJJB | Fiscal Year | GJAHR | NUMC | 4 | GJAHR | GJAHR | GJR | ||
| VMMB | Fiscal Period | MONAT | NUMC | 2 | MONAT | ||||
| BPERIOD_D | Period description | IDCN_PERIOD_DES | CHAR | 50 | IDCN_PERIOD_DES | ||||
| VPERIOD_D | Period description | IDCN_PERIOD_DES | CHAR | 50 | IDCN_PERIOD_DES | ||||
| CURRENCY | Currency Key | WAERS | CUKY | 5 | Assigned to domain | WAERS | FWS | ||
| BILASKAL | Scaling | BILASKAL | CHAR | 3 | BILA_SKAL | ||||
| BILASKALTXT | Short Text for Fixed Values | VAL_TEXT | CHAR | 60 | DDTEXT | ||||
| BILATYPE | Print Variant of Financial Statement Form | IDCN_BILATYP | CHAR | 1 | IDCN_BILATYP | ||||
| TITLE | ALV Control: Title bar text | LVC_TITLE | CHAR | 70 | TEXT70 | ||||
| BTXTCOL | ALV control: Column heading | LVC_TXTCOL | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
| VTXTCOL | ALV control: Column heading | LVC_TXTCOL | CHAR | 40 | TEXT40 | ||||
| Financial statement: PDF output | IDCN_PDF | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | |||||
| GSBER | Business Area | GSBER | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | GSBER | GSB | ||
| PRCTR | Profit Center | PRCTR | CHAR | 10 | Assigned to domain | ALPHA | PRCTR | PRC | PRCTR_EMPTY |
| CDATE | Date | DATUM | DATS | 8 | DATUM | ||||
| CTIME | Time | UZEIT | TIMS | 6 | UZEIT | ||||
| CUSER | Changed by | USER | CHAR | 12 | CHAR12 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure IDCN_FORMHDR using ABAP code?
As IDCN_FORMHDR 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 IDCN_FORMHDR as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table IDCN_FORMHDR
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about IDCN_FORMHDR 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