LIST_DVF SAP (Repository Infosystem: List structure - view fields) Structure details
Description: Repository Infosystem: List structure - view fields
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
LIST_DVF 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 - view 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_DVF TYPE LIST_DVF.
The LIST_DVF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Repository Infosystem: List structure - view fields data available in SAP. These include VIEWFIELD (ABAP Dictionary: Name of view 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: Can be enhanced (character-type or numeric)
SAP LIST_DVF 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 |
| VIEWNAME | Name of SAP table view | VIEWNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | VIEWNAME | DVI | ||
| VIEWFIELD | ABAP Dictionary: Name of view field | VIEWFIELD | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| 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 | ||||
| VIEWCLASS | View Type | VIEWCLASS | CHAR | 1 | VIEWCLASS | ||||
| AGGTYPE | Aggregate Type | AGGTYPE | CHAR | 1 | AGGTYPE | ||||
| TABNAME | Table Name | TABNAME | CHAR | 30 | DD02L | AS4TAB | DTB | ||
| FIELDNAME | Field Name | FIELDNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | DFD | ||
| ROLLNAME | Data element (semantic domain) | ROLLNAME | CHAR | 30 | DD04L | ROLLNAME | ROL | DD_DTEL | |
| ROLLCHANGE | Indicator for change to data element | ROLLCHANGE | CHAR | 1 | DDFLAG | ||||
| DOMNAME | Domain name | DOMNAME | CHAR | 30 | DD01L | DOMNAME | DD_DOMA | ||
| KEYFLAG | Identifies a key field of a table | KEYFLAG | CHAR | 1 | KEYFLAG | ||||
| MEMORYID | Set/Get parameter ID | MEMORYID | CHAR | 20 | Assigned to domain | MEMORYID | |||
| LOGFLAG | Indicator for writing change documents | LOGFLAG | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| HEADLEN | Maximum length of heading | HEADLEN | NUMC | 2 | SCRLEN | ||||
| CHECKTABLE | Check table name of the foreign key | CHECKTABLE | CHAR | 30 | DD02L | AS4TAB | |||
| VALEXI | Existence of fixed values | VALEXI | CHAR | 1 | AS4FLAG | ||||
| ROOTTAB | Primary table of an aggregate | ROOTTAB | 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 | ||||
| ROUTPUTLEN | Output Length | OUTPUTLEN | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| 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_DVF using ABAP code?
As LIST_DVF 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_DVF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table LIST_DVF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about LIST_DVF 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