MCTABFD SAP (Updating fields per info structure characteristic) Structure details
Description: Updating fields per info structure characteristic
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MCTABFD 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 "Updating fields per info structure characteristic" 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_MCTABFD TYPE MCTABFD.
The MCTABFD table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Updating fields per info structure characteristic data available in SAP. These include STFNA (Field name in the generated DDIC structure), DATST (Table name of date field), DATFN (Field name of date), DATROLL (Data element (semantic domain)).. 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 MCTABFD 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 |
| MCINF | Name of information structure | MCINF | CHAR | 8 | Assigned to domain | MCINF | MCB | ||
| STFNA | Field name in the generated DDIC structure | STFNA | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| DATST | Table name of date field | DATST | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | AS4TAB | |||
| DATFN | Field name of date | DATFN | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | FDNAME | |||
| DATROLL | Data element (semantic domain) | ROLLNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | ROLLNAME | ROL | DD_DTEL | |
| DATDOM | Domain name | DOMNAME | CHAR | 30 | Assigned to domain | DOMNAME | DD_DOMA |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MCTABFD using ABAP code?
As MCTABFD 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 MCTABFD as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MCTABFD
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MCTABFD 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