KDLIT SAP (Internal structure for list output) Structure details

Dictionary Type: Structure
Description: Internal structure for list output




ABAP Code to SELECT data from KDLIT
Related tables to KDLIT
Access table KDLIT




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

KDLIT 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 "Internal structure for list output" 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_KDLIT TYPE KDLIT.

The KDLIT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Internal structure for list output data available in SAP. These include TABNAME (Table Name), FIELDNAME (Field Name), LANGU (Language Key), OUTPUTLEN (Output Length).. 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 KDLIT 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
TABNAMETable Name TABNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainAS4TABDTB
FIELDNAMEField Name FIELDNAMECHAR30Assigned to domainFDNAMEDFD
LANGULanguage Key LANGULANG1Assigned to domainISOLASPRAS
OUTPUTLENOutput Length OUTPUTLENNUMC6DDLENG
HEADLENMaximum length of heading HEADLENNUMC2SCRLEN
SIGNFlag for sign in numerical fields SIGNFLAGCHAR1AS4FLAG
SCRLEN1Max. length for short field label SCRLEN_SNUMC2SCRLEN
SCRLEN2Max. length for medium field label SCRLEN_MNUMC2SCRLEN
SCRLEN3Max. length for long field label SCRLEN_LNUMC2SCRLEN
REPTEXTHeading REPTEXTCHAR55REPTEXT
SCRTEXT_SShort Field Label SCRTEXT_SCHAR10SCRTEXT_S
SCRTEXT_MMedium Field Label SCRTEXT_MCHAR20SCRTEXT_M
SCRTEXT_LLong Field Label SCRTEXT_LCHAR40SCRTEXT_L
WITH_DOTSGeneral Flag FLAGCHAR1FLAG
DATATYPEABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter DYNPTYPECHAR4DATATYPE
INTTYPEABAP data type (C,D,N,...) INTTYPECHAR1INTTYPE
KEYFLDGeneral Flag FLAGCHAR1FLAG
WRITEGeneral Flag FLAGCHAR1FLAG
POS_LLoop Index SYINDEXINT410SYST_LONG
POS_AColumn Number COLUMNUMC2NUM02

Key field Non-key field



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

As KDLIT 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 KDLIT as there is no data to select.

How to access SAP table KDLIT

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