IMA_INSTANCE SAP (Displays Current Instance for the Selection Tool) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Displays Current Instance for the Selection Tool




ABAP Code to SELECT data from IMA_INSTANCE
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Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples

IMA_INSTANCE 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 "Displays Current Instance for the Selection Tool" 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_IMA_INSTANCE TYPE IMA_INSTANCE.

The IMA_INSTANCE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Displays Current Instance for the Selection Tool data available in SAP. These include KONTEXT (Context (Normally Object-Related)), MODUSNR (Mode Number (for different screens in same transaction)), SELTOOL_BOX_VALUES (Personalization object key), SELTOOL_MAXHITS (Personalization object key).. 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 IMA_INSTANCE 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
TXNCODETransaction Code SYTCODECHAR20Assigned to domainTCODE
KONTEXTContext (Normally Object-Related) IMA_KONTEXTCHAR20
MODUSNRMode Number (for different screens in same transaction) IMA_MODUSNRINT13
SELTOOL_BOX_VALUESPersonalization object key SPERS_KEYCHAR30CHAR30
SELTOOL_MAXHITSPersonalization object key SPERS_KEYCHAR30CHAR30
SELTOOL_SEL_VALUESPersonalization object key SPERS_KEYCHAR30CHAR30
SELTOOL_STACK_VALUESPersonalization object key SPERS_KEYCHAR30CHAR30
SELTOOL_VARIANTSPersonalization object key SPERS_KEYCHAR30CHAR30

Key field Non-key field



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

As IMA_INSTANCE 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 IMA_INSTANCE as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table IMA_INSTANCE

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