MCSOFCAT SAP (Select Options for Field Catalogs) Structure details
Description: Select Options for Field Catalogs
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MCSOFCAT 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 "Select Options for Field Catalogs" 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_MCSOFCAT TYPE MCSOFCAT.
The MCSOFCAT table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Select Options for Field Catalogs data available in SAP. These include OPTION (OPTION field in structure of SELECT-OPTIONS tables), LOW (Field catalog for statistics fields), HIGH (Field catalog for statistics fields).. 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 MCSOFCAT 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 |
| SIGN | SIGN field in creation of SELECT-OPTIONS tables | RALDB_SIGN | CHAR | 1 | RALDB_SIGN | ||||
| OPTION | OPTION field in structure of SELECT-OPTIONS tables | RALDB_OPTI | CHAR | 2 | RALDB_OPTI | ||||
| LOW | Field catalog for statistics fields | FCATL | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | FCATL | FCA | ||
| HIGH | Field catalog for statistics fields | FCATL | CHAR | 4 | Assigned to domain | FCATL | FCA |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MCSOFCAT using ABAP code?
As MCSOFCAT 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 MCSOFCAT as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MCSOFCAT
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MCSOFCAT 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