KDLIT SAP (Internal structure for list output) Structure details
Description: Internal structure for list output
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 |
TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
FIELDNAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
LANGU | Language Key | LANGU | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | ||
OUTPUTLEN | Output Length | OUTPUTLEN | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
HEADLEN | Maximum length of heading | HEADLEN | NUMC | 2 | SCRLEN | ||||
SIGN | Flag for sign in numerical fields | SIGNFLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
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 | ||||
WITH_DOTS | General Flag | FLAG | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
DATATYPE | ABAP/4 Dictionary: Screen data type for Screen Painter | DYNPTYPE | CHAR | 4 | DATATYPE | ||||
INTTYPE | ABAP data type (C,D,N,...) | INTTYPE | CHAR | 1 | INTTYPE | ||||
KEYFLD | General Flag | FLAG | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
WRITE | General Flag | FLAG | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
POS_L | Loop Index | SYINDEX | INT4 | 10 | SYST_LONG | ||||
POS_A | Column Number | COLUM | NUMC | 2 | NUM02 |
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 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