KCDS_STRUC SAP (Sender structure) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Sender structure




ABAP Code to SELECT data from KCDS_STRUC
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Access table KCDS_STRUC




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

KCDS_STRUC 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 "Sender structure" 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_KCDS_STRUC TYPE KCDS_STRUC.

The KCDS_STRUC table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Sender structure data available in SAP. These include TNAME (Table name of sender field), POSIT (Position of sender fields), ITYPE (Data type (ABAP type) of sender field), DTYPE (Data Type in ABAP Dictionary).. 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 KCDS_STRUC 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
SFELDSender field KCD_SFELDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
TNAMETable name of sender field CFTNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
POSITPosition of sender fields CFFPOSINUMC3NUMC3
ITYPEData type (ABAP type) of sender field CFFTYPECHAR1CHAR1
DTYPEData Type in ABAP Dictionary DATATYPE_DCHAR4DTYPEDATATYPE
ILENGLength (No. of Characters) DDLENGNUMC6DDLENG
DECIMNo. of places after decimal point (Dictionary) CGSDECI0NUMC2NUMC2
RFTABTable for reference field REFTABLECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TAB
RFFIEReference field for currency and qty fields REFFIELDCHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAME
ROLNMData element (semantic domain) ROLLNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainROLLNAMEROLDD_DTEL
FTEXTData transfer: description KCD_TEXT20CHAR20TEXT20
LOWCSLowercase letters allowed/not allowed LOWERCASECHAR1AS4FLAG

Key field Non-key field



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

As KCDS_STRUC 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 KCDS_STRUC as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table KCDS_STRUC

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