SAP ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA ITOB: Display Structure for Data IBASE-Inheritance Influence Table data and field list

ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA 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 "ITOB: Display Structure for Data IBASE-Inheritance Influence" 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_ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA TYPE ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA.

The ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about ITOB: Display Structure for Data IBASE-Inheritance Influence data available in SAP. These include VALUE (Medium Field Label), VALUE_PARENT (Medium Field Label), VALUE_NEW (Text Length 20 - Block Letters), INHERITANCE_FLAG (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. .

ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA structure Technical Details:

Delivery Class:
Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)


SAP ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary

Looking for S/4HANA specific information? Click here to explore the details, fields and extensibility available for this table in the SAP S/4HANA version of the ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA table. Also check whether the table still exists or has been transformed into a CDS view as part of the HANA simplifications.
Field Description Data Element Data Type length (Dec) Check table Conversion Routine Domain Name MemoryID SHLP
ATTRIBUTEText Length 30 - Case Sensitive CASE_SENSITIVE_30CHAR30CASE_SENSITIVE_30
VALUEMedium Field Label SCRTEXT_MCHAR20SCRTEXT_M
VALUE_PARENTMedium Field Label SCRTEXT_MCHAR20SCRTEXT_M
VALUE_NEWText Length 20 - Block Letters CASE_UPPER_20CHAR20CASE_UPPER_20
INHERITANCE_FLAGCheckbox XFELDCHAR1XFELD
IN_OUT_MODUSData Transfer Installation Structure: Install/Remove Mode IN_OUT_MODUSCHAR1IN_OUT_MODUS

Key field Non-key field



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

As ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA 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 ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA

Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about ITOB_INHERITANCE_DATA and the data within it using relevant transactions such as

SE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).