LIST_DTF SAP (Repository Infosystem: List structure - table fields) Structure details
Description: Repository Infosystem: List structure - table fields
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
LIST_DTF 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 "Repository Infosystem: List structure - table fields" 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_LIST_DTF TYPE LIST_DTF.
The LIST_DTF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Repository Infosystem: List structure - table fields data available in SAP. These include FIELDNAME (Table field), AS4LOCAL (Activation Status of a Repository Object), TEXT (Short Description of Repository Objects), TEXT2X (Short Description of Repository Objects).. 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 LIST_DTF 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 | Table field | TFIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| AS4LOCAL | Activation Status of a Repository Object | AS4LOCAL | CHAR | 1 | AS4LOCAL | ||||
| TEXT | Short Description of Repository Objects | AS4TEXT | CHAR | 60 | AS4TEXT | ||||
| TEXT2X | Short Description of Repository Objects | AS4TEXT | CHAR | 60 | AS4TEXT | ||||
| DEVCLASS | Package | DEVCLASS | CHAR | 30 | TDEVC | DEVCLASS | DVC | DEVCLASS | |
| AS4USER | Last Changed by | AS4USER | CHAR | 12 | AS4USER | ||||
| AS4DATE | Date of Last Change | AS4DATE | DATS | 8 | AS4DATE | ||||
| TABCLASS | Table category | TABCLASS | CHAR | 8 | TABCLASS | ||||
| POSITION | Position of the field in the table | TABFDPOS | NUMC | 4 | AS4POS | ||||
| PRECFIELD | Name of included table | PRECFIELD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| ROLLNAME | Data element (semantic domain) | ROLLNAME | CHAR | 30 | DD04L | ROLLNAME | ROL | DD_DTEL | |
| DOMNAME | Domain name | DOMNAME | CHAR | 30 | DD01L | DOMNAME | DD_DOMA | ||
| KEYFLAG | Identifies a key field of a table | KEYFLAG | CHAR | 1 | KEYFLAG | ||||
| CHECKTABLE | Check table name of the foreign key | CHECKTABLE | CHAR | 30 | DD02L | AS4TAB | |||
| VALEXI | Existence of fixed values | VALEXI | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| LOGFLAG | Indicator for writing change documents | LOGFLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| MEMORYID | Set/Get parameter ID | MEMORYID | CHAR | 20 | TPARA | MEMORYID | |||
| REFTABLE | Table for reference field | REFTABLE | CHAR | 30 | DD02L | AS4TAB | |||
| REFFIELD | Reference field for currency and qty fields | REFFIELD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| 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 | ||||
| LOWERCASE | Lowercase letters allowed/not allowed | LOWERCASE | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| DECIMALS | Number of Decimal Places | DECIMALS | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| SIGNFLAG | Flag for sign in numerical fields | SIGNFLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| MASTERLANG | Original Language in Repository objects | MASTERLANG | LANG | 1 | Assigned to domain | ISOLA | SPRAS | H_T002 |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure LIST_DTF using ABAP code?
As LIST_DTF 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 LIST_DTF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table LIST_DTF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about LIST_DTF 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