INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION SAP (DFM Field Descriptions) Structure details
Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: DFM Field Descriptions
Description: DFM Field Descriptions
ABAP Code to SELECT data from INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION
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Access table INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION
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Access table INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
INM_TS_FIELD_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 "DFM Field Descriptions" 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_INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION TYPE INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION.
The INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about DFM Field Descriptions data available in SAP. These include CURRENCY (Checkbox), UNIT (Checkbox), LINKED (Checkbox), IS_ICON (Checkbox).. 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: Can Be Enhanced (Deep)
SAP INM_TS_FIELD_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 |
| OBJECT_TYPE | Object Category | ACO_OBJECT_TYPE | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | ACO_OBJECT_TYPE | ACO_OBJECT_TYPE | ||
| CURRENCY | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| UNIT | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| LINKED | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| IS_ICON | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| FIELD_TYPE | Single-Character Indicator | CHAR1 | CHAR | 1 | CHAR1 | ||||
| FIELDNAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| HEADLEN | Maximum length of heading | HEADLEN | NUMC | 2 | SCRLEN | ||||
| SCRLEN1 | Max. length for short field label | SCRLEN_S | NUMC | 2 | SCRLEN | ||||
| SCRLEN2 | Max. length for medium field label | SCRLEN_M | NUMC | 2 | SCRLEN | ||||
| SCRLEN3 | Max. length for long field label | SCRLEN_L | NUMC | 2 | SCRLEN | ||||
| REPTEXT | Heading | REPTEXT | CHAR | 55 | REPTEXT | ||||
| SCRTEXT_S | Short Field Label | SCRTEXT_S | CHAR | 10 | SCRTEXT_S | ||||
| SCRTEXT_M | Medium Field Label | SCRTEXT_M | CHAR | 20 | SCRTEXT_M | ||||
| SCRTEXT_L | Long Field Label | SCRTEXT_L | CHAR | 40 | SCRTEXT_L | ||||
| DATATYPE | Data Type in ABAP Dictionary | DATATYPE_D | CHAR | 4 | DTYPE | DATATYPE | |||
| LENG | Length (No. of Characters) | DDLENG | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| OUTPUTLEN | Output Length | OUTPUTLEN | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| DECIMALS | Number of Decimal Places | DECIMALS | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| VALUE_HELP | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| ENTRY_HELP | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| HELP_OBJECT_TYPE | Portfolio Mgmt: Type of Linked Object | RPM_TV_OBL_TYPE | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | DPR_OBL_TYPE | |||
| HELP_OBJECT_DESCR | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| DOMNAME | Domain name | DOMNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | DOMNAME | DD_DOMA | ||
| SHLPNAME | Name of a Search Help | SHLPNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | SHLPNAME | SHLP | DD_SHLP | |
| SHLPFIELD | Name of a search help parameter | SHLPFIELD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| SEARCH_OBJ_TYPE | Portfolio Mgmt: Type of Linked Object | RPM_TV_OBL_TYPE | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | DPR_OBL_TYPE | |||
| SEARCH_OBJ_DESC | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| SERVICE_ID | Service | /RPM/TV_SERVICE_ID | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | /RPM/TD_SERVICE | |||
| OBJ_LINK | Portfolio Mgmt: Type of Linked Object | RPM_TV_OBL_TYPE | CHAR | 15 | Assigned to domain | DPR_OBL_TYPE | |||
| OBJ_LINK_FIELD | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| CURRENCY_FIELD | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| UNIT_FIELD | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| SERVICE_TEXT | Service Text | /RPM/TV_SERVICE_T | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80 | ||||
| VIEW_COMPONENT | Component name | /RPM/TV_COMP_NAME | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80 | ||||
| EDIT_COMPONENT | Component name | /RPM/TV_COMP_NAME | CHAR | 80 | TEXT80 | ||||
| ACTIVITY_TYPE | Activity for Authorization Check | ACO_ACTVT | CHAR | 10 | ACO_ACTVT | ||||
| ENABLED | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| VISIBLE | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| READ_ONLY | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD | ||||
| REQUIRED | Checkbox | XFELD | CHAR | 1 | XFELD |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION using ABAP code?
As INM_TS_FIELD_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 INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about INM_TS_FIELD_DESCRIPTION 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