MCFIELDS SAP (Export: Structural Specifications for Table MCDATA) Structure details
Description: Export: Structural Specifications for Table MCDATA
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MCFIELDS 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 "Export: Structural Specifications for Table MCDATA" 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_MCFIELDS TYPE MCFIELDS.
The MCFIELDS table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Export: Structural Specifications for Table MCDATA data available in SAP. These include OFFSET (Offset of a field), LENGTH (Length (No. of Characters)), TYPE (ABAP data type (C,D,N,...)), FIELDTEXT (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 MCFIELDS 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 |
| OIWOBJ | Information object for OIW | INOID | CHAR | 22 | TMCO | INOID | |||
| OFFSET | Offset of a field | DOFFSET | NUMC | 6 | DOFFSET | ||||
| LENGTH | Length (No. of Characters) | DDLENG | NUMC | 6 | DDLENG | ||||
| TYPE | ABAP data type (C,D,N,...) | INTTYPE | CHAR | 1 | INTTYPE | ||||
| FIELDTEXT | Short Description of Repository Objects | AS4TEXT | CHAR | 60 | AS4TEXT | ||||
| FLG_UNIT | Indicator: Does the info object have a unit? | FLG_UNITS | CHAR | 1 | FLAG | ||||
| FLG_DESC | Indicator: Does text exist for the info object? | FLG_DESC | CHAR | 1 | FLAG |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MCFIELDS using ABAP code?
As MCFIELDS 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 MCFIELDS as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MCFIELDS
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MCFIELDS 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